SHEIKH JARRAH
For the Palestinian residents in this Jerusalem neighbourhood, the only things keeping out the extremist Jewish settlers bent on seizing their homes are their front doors. And often the doors are barely enough.
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If Jerusalem were a chain of volcanoes waiting to erupt in the tempestuous landscape of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, then the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah must be one of the more volatile peaks. This first part looks at how Israel - touted so often as the region's shining democracy - is struggling to extend these principles to its Palestinian Arab population, in the face of security concerns.
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Stonings and a real-life resurrection of the dead. The Holy Land doesn't disappoint on Holy Week.
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Under the shade of an olive tree, an evicted Palestinian family is caught in a strange stand-off with the Jewish settlers who have taken over their home.
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In East Jerusalem, Jewish settlers have kicked an old Arab woman out of her home. She could soon be joined by members of 27 other Arab families being evicted to make way for other settler homes.
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