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Sheikh Jarrah Hearing Postponed

Israel’s Supreme Court postponed a scheduled hearing regarding the fate of Arab squatters on Jewish-owned property in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.

The hearing was slated to occur on Monday and would have likely seen the justices order the forced removal of the squatters. Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit requested that it be delayed until after the Islamic holy month of Ramadan to refrain from inflaming the issue until tensions die down.

The hearing will now occur on an unspecified date within the next four weeks.

“In all the circumstances and in light of the attorney general’s request, the regular hearing for tomorrow, May 10, 2021 (is) canceled,” said the court in a statement.

The court case would have been the final hearing in a long-running legal battle between Arab squatters and the property’s Jewish owners. Originally purchased by a wealthy Jerusalemite family over a century ago, the homes fell into Arab hands following the Jordanian capture of Jerusalem.

After Jerusalem was reunited in 1967, the Jewish owners sued for the restitution of their property. A decade-long court battle ended with a compromise allowing the Arab families to remain in the apartments on condition that they paid monthly rent.

Yet the Arab families refused to pay, triggering a legal battle to evict them that lasted more than 30 years. The final decision allowing the eviction would have come on Jerusalem Day this past Monday, something police warned would trigger a new round of violence.

The Sheikh Jarrah legal battle has become a cause célèbre amongst Israeli Arabs, with thousands of rioters hurling rocks and firebombs at police officers on a nightly basis.

25 Killed in Rio Drug Raid

At least 25 people were killed after a police raid in a Rio de Janeiro slum deteriorated into a massive shootout.

The raid occurred on Thursday evening in Jacarezinho, a notorious slum run by competing drug cartels. Brazilian police had arrived in force after receiving a tip that a local crime boss had been seen in the area.

But upon arriving, officers were greeted by a hail of bullets from criminal gunmen. Trapped, the officers called for backup, triggering a firefight that lasted for hours.

Video footage from the slum showed AK-47-wielding criminals jumping from rooftop to rooftop as they attempted to evade the pursuing officers. According to police, 24 of those killed were criminals killed by Federal Special Forces.

Police Chief Ronaldo Oliveira confirmed that the casualty rate was “the largest number of deaths in a police operation in Rio.”

The raid included more than 200 officers and was supposed to be the culmination of a secret investigation lasting months. The gang is said to be responsible for drug trafficking, kidnapping, extortion, and weapons manufacturing.

Police said that the raid resulted in the seizure of 20 firearms and “an abundant quantity of drugs.” Photos released of the evidence seized during the operation showed at least five M4 assault rifles and over 200 pounds of