Palestinians reclaim land slated for Israeli settlement, create new village | Al Akhbar English
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Palestinians Friday morning inaugurated a tent village named Bab al-Shams in an area near Jerusalem referred to by Israelis as E1, defying an immediate eviction notice from the Israeli civil administration and military.
The new village of Bab al-Shams, named after a famous novel by Elias Khoury about the Palestinian right of return, comprises 23 tents, with two more being set up, and roughly 250 Palestinians who have proclaimed residency there.
The tent village consists of a Municipality office where the village council will meet, a clinic, a media office, and a kitchen.