Biden followed pro-Israel U.S. precedent. But a new critic shakes status quo: ‘the squad’ – By Ziad Jaber, Matt Bradley and Lawahez Jabari (NBC News) / May 14 2021
“No mention of Sheikh Jarrah. No mention of the Al-Aqsa raid,” Rep. Ilhan Omar said after President Joe Biden spoke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
JERUSALEM — Samira Dejani, a Palestinian teacher, held back tears as she stood in the courtyard of her home in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, recalling years spent living here with her parents, children and grandchildren.
Her family is among several that face eviction from the neighborhood after a decadeslong legal battle with Jewish settler organizations that say they have valid title to the land dating to before Israel was a state. The conflict has helped spark one of the most consequential escalations in fighting between Israelis and Palestinians since 2014.
With nowhere else to turn, Dejani, 60, is appealing directly to America’s president for help.
“Oh, Joe Biden, think, think, think about humanity, please!” she said this week. “Please put yourself in our shoes — if you are a human being, think that we are also human beings.”
