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| 18/10/2017: The panel discussed different aspects related to the town of Silwan, during which the speakers addressed the legal dimension of settlement expansion, house demolitions and Israeli plans for Silwan. An audience of 18 heard Professor Ashraf A’war, the legal adviser for the Committee for the Defence of the Lands of Silwan, discuss the legal status and Israeli regulations being implemented, while committee member Fakhri Abu Diab presented some of the efforts being made in the defence of Silwan. Daoud Al-Ghoul, a researcher with a master’s degree in Jerusalem studies, offered an overview of the daily problems that the people of Silwan face and of the general situation of the town resulting from Israeli encroachments. |