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In 135CE, the Roman Empire evicted Jews from Jerusalem and renamed it Judea, later changed to Palestine to dissociate the Jews from the land. How did this happen? Formation of the Jewish state This marked the start of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On the same day, US President Harry Truman, a close ally of Israel, recognized the new nation. The State of Israel was proclaimed by David Ben-Gurion, the head of the Jewish Agency, on. The would-be settlers cite an Israeli law that allows Jews to reclaim ownership of property lost before 1948. The ownership of Jerusalem has been at the core of the conflict for decades and the families that were under threat of eviction - which triggered the 11-day bombardment in May 2021 - have been living in Sheikh Jarrah since 1950, after they were forced to flee territories affected by the declaration of the establishment of the state of Israel. They argue that the court judgment ignores their own claims to the property. While the ruling was seen as a compromise to forestall evictions from the Palestinian neighbourhood in East Jerusalem, the Palestinians have not welcomed it.

This would mean that they accept the property effectively belongs to Nahalat Shimon, a Jewish settlement company, according to the Indian Express. On 2 August 2021, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that Palestinians may continue living in their houses in Sheikh Jarrah, a disputed area of East Jerusalem, as “protected tenants” but they must pay an annual fee of NIS1,500 (about KSh51,500) to the Nahalat Shimon Company per home. Israel’s occupation of parts of Palestinian territory has been at the centre of a protracted conflict. All these principles in the charter are not reflected in Israel’s relations with the people of Palestine,” Pandor said. “They must be anti-colonial, they should not be occupiers of anyone’s land, they should not be oppressive in denial of human rights and democratic practice. In an interview with CNN on 27 September 2021, Minister Pandor said all countries associated with the AU must reflect the co-values and principles of its charter. South Africa is backed by Namibia, Botswana, Tunisia, Eritrea, Senegal, Tanzania, Niger, ‌the Comoro Islands, Gabon, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Liberia, Algeria and Seychelles.

The decision was totally inexplicable and we will continue to argue that the decision should be rescinded,’’ Pandor said in the capital Pretoria. “There can be no justification for AU chairperson granting observer status to Israel. At a bilateral meeting on 8 October 2021, South Africa’s International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Naledi Pandor, and Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Riad Malki, agreed that Israel’s observer status at the African Union should be rescinded. South Africa is leading a number of African countries in opposing Israel’s admission as an observer in the African Union.