we know that shortly after these murders occurred, ahmad erekat was shot down on his sister's weddinga checkpoint betwee lamb outside of occupied east jerusalem. this was clearly a state sink when execution that we now recognize as harbinger of the current violent assaults on palestinians in east jerusalem and gaza were over 100 people, including children, have already been killed. this is unconscionable. in 2011, i had the opportunity to visit sheikh jarrah with the delegation of indigenous and women of color activist, scholars, and artists. we spoke with a palestinian family who have been evicted from their home with a had lived for many decades. jewish settlers had moved into the main rooms of their house and they, the rightful owners, were relegated to a small area in the back of the house. progressive jews were connecting demonstrations every week to protest the eviction of palestinians from their homes. what we witnessed 10 years ago is now happening on a much larger and more threatening scale. we should now understand that as these evictions continue, they prove that israeli se