The poor man’s lamb in Beit Hanina

Oren Haber
Date: 
Friday, February 9, 2018
Source: 
Times of Israel

This is a story of a woman who has lost her home twice. After her house in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina was demolished by Israeli authorities about 16 years ago, In’am Shweiki moved into a bus which was bought by her son and set up in place of the demolished house. This past Wednesday the bus was impounded by the Municipality, once again displacing the 72-year old woman.

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