Ma'anJerusalem – Solidarity activists will erect sit-in tents around the globe on Monday in solidarity with families in the East Jerusalem Silwan neighborhood, whose houses have been demolished or ordered to be demolished by Israeli authorities.
The demonstrations, apparently organized by a group calling itself the Community of Sheikh Jarrah Residents, allude to a tent erected in the Sheikh Jarrah area of East Jerusalem that gained notoriety after it was repeatedly dismantled by Israeli police.
The tent was erected to house a family whose home had been recently demolished, but instead became a symbol of the Palestinian struggle against home demolitions.
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