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Americans Are Complicit in Settler Aggressions That Dispossess Palestinians in Jerusalem

An investigative report by AJ+ shines a light on how American Jews are joining with settlers and their organizations both physically and financially to take over homes from Palestinians by force in Jerusalem. First published in May, 2022.

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What’s a guy from Virginia doing building a fence outside a Palestinian family’s house in Jerusalem against the family’s will? In exclusive footage obtained by AJ+, Americans were filmed installing wiring and a fence around the land just outside the Salem family home in occupied East Jerusalem. The incident happened just days after the family was served an eviction notice by settlers who are linked to US charities. In this report, AJ+ investigates.