#191: Kafka in Silwan with Jawad Siam and Hagit Ofran

<p>Jawad Siam is a resident of East Jerusalem's Silwan neighborhood. A settler organization pushed out his family members from a portion of his home by establishing ownership in court. Now the settlers are applying pressure on Siam to leave the rest of the house. Thier cruel, Kafkaesque ploy: forcing him to pay back rent for years of living in his own home. </p> <p>More on Siam's case in this Haaretz story: <a href= "https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.haaretz.com%2Fisrael-news%2Fpalestinians-jerusalem-israel-silwan-brutal-reality-1.9701623&data=04%7C01%7C%7Ce5598fb3ce014f8eb2f208d929e7afb5%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637586897545548387%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=RtN00xvPb94z0Wl56A3R00zerhoVSBvmR%2BkNay%2BBisU%3D&reserved=0"> https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/palestinians-jerusalem-israel-silwan-brutal-reality-1.9701623</a></p> <p>A link to Siam's legal defense fund: <a href= "https://secure.nif.org/86OYO-rBsUCO_mAeztMCiQ2">https://secure.nif.org/86OYO-rBsUCO_mAeztMCiQ2</a></p> <p>A Peace Now report on Siam's court cases: <a href= "https://peacenow.org.il/en/after-24-year-legal-battle-court-permits-settler-takeover-of-siyam-family-home-in-silwan"> https://peacenow.org.il/en/after-24-year-legal-battle-court-permits-settler-takeover-of-siyam-family-home-in-silwan</a></p> <p> </p>