Sheikh Jarrah: The Violation of International Law

While the American government and other Israeli allies attempt to shift the conversation on Palestine to rhetoric about ceasefires and returns to calm, it is important not to get bogged down in distractions and forget the broader context of Israel's crimes. The international community must understand that de-escalating violence and achieving peace is impossible without ending Israel's military occupation and apartheid system, both of which impose repeated state-sanctioned persecutions, displacements, land seizures, assaults and murders.