How the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah became a microcosm of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

• 4 years ago
• Radio
• Duration 9:43

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict erupted into the worst violence in years this week and a neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem has become both a catalyst for — and a symbol of — the broader conflict. Saleh Hijazi, deputy regional director for the Middle East and North Africa with Amnesty International, tells Day 6 what he's witnessed in Sheikh Jarrah and what the Israeli laws being used to forcibly displace Palestinians from the neighbourhood can tell us about the broader conflict.