Palestinian rejects ‘tempting offers’ to vacate house in East Jerusalem - AA

Palestinian Abdel Fattah Eskafi remains steadfast in fending off 'tempting offers' for his house despite being handed lucrative proposals by Israeli settlers to leave his home in occupied the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem.

The “temptations,” Eskafi told Anadolu Agency, include a $5 million cash offer, as dozens of Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah continue to suffer harassment from Israeli authorities and illegal settlers to have all Palestinians leave their homes amid an ongoing court battle.

An Israeli court ruling in January to evict seven Palestinian families from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah sparked fierce clashes between Palestinians and Israelis in Palestinian territories in May.

The dispute stems from the events of 1948 when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were forcefully evicted from their homes and lands -- a tragedy Palestinians refer to as the Nakba, or Catastrophe.