Eviction decision threatens the Ghaith family - Supreme Court rejects appeal
The Israeli Supreme Court rejected, on Wednesday, the appeal filed by the family of Salem Abdul Ghani Ghaith, against the decision to evict them from their homes in the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood in the town of Silwan, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center - Jerusalem and the Batn al-Hawa Neighborhood Committee explained in a joint statement that the Supreme Court rejected the appeal submitted by the Salem Ghaith family against the decision to evict them from their homes in favor of settlers, under the pretext that "the land belongs to the Jews of Yemen."
The center and the Batn al-Hawa Neighborhood Committee explained that the District Court held a session on July 8 to consider the appeal submitted by the family against the eviction decision issued by the "Magistrate's Court." Several days later, the District Court rejected the appeal, so the family went to the Supreme Court, which in turn rejected the appeal and approved the eviction decision issued by the Magistrate's and District Courts.
Zuhair al-Rajabi, head of the Batn al-Hawa Neighborhood Committee, explained that the Ghaith family has been living in their home since the 1970s, and the house houses 10 people, including children.
Al-Rajabi added that the "Ateret Cohanim" Association claims that 5200 square meters of Batn al-Hawa neighborhood land belonged to Jews from Yemen since 1881, and the association began in 2015 by delivering notices and judicial notices to families in Batn al-Hawa neighborhood to evict them from their homes, and during the last few months, eviction decisions against families have begun to be implemented, as the building of the Shehadeh family and a property of the Abu Nab family were seized.
Al-Rajabi, head of the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood committee, explained that 87 families, comprising between 600-680 people, are threatened with eviction in Batn al-Hawa neighborhood, and are facing judicial decisions and notices in the "Magistrate, District, and Supreme" courts.
