amy: we usually speak to you in sheikh jarrah.hat has right to the united states? also, the anthology of your poetry, can you talk about why you named it "rifqa." >> i am here in the united states pursuing a masters degree. i have come also to write and publish writing in english about ethnic cleansing in palestine. this is why the name of my book is called "rifqa." it is named after my grandmother who is dispossessed of her home in 1948 and again in 2009. has she been alive today, she would be facing the prospt of yet another act of violent displacement. this is also very true for the salia family whose home was just demolished. they once lived in the western part of jerusalem before they were forcibly expelled from their homes by zionist militias in 1948. this is their second time experiencing the same agony and the same at cleansing at the hands of the very same zionist militia, only under a different name this time. amy: let me also ask about what is happening in the negev region. >> thank you for bringing that up. it is impor

. >> a family is and sheikh jarrah neighborhood is being forcibly expelled from their home. family of 15 palestinians including children say they have nowhere else to go. the area became a flashpoint of tensions last year with hundreds of households facing eviction. reporter: israeli forces have started to demolish what is a flower shop owned by the family. it has been going on for a couple of hours now. you have israeli police here, special forces, you also have fire engines here. we have seen the family, two homes further down from this area, threatening to blow up a gas canister if the demolition of their home goes ahead. the ownership of the land is more complicated, owned by another palestinian family, but certainly we see members here, representatives of the european union saying what is happening here is in violation of international law. also members of the israeli parliament condemning what is happening. >> these families are victims of the occupation and the israeli apartheid. the international community must wake up. there is no excuse for such crimes. reporter: t

jerusalem, israeli forces have destroyed the home of a palestinian family in the neighborhood of sheikh jarrah just days after the salhiyeh family threatened to bu down their home to resist the eviction. israeli forces raided their home early wednesday morning while the family slept. several members were assaulted and at least six were arrested. at least another 18 palestinians who were at the home in solidarity with the family were also detained. the salhiyeh family had lived on that land since before israel occupied the area in 1967. in related news, in the occupied west bank, a palestinian activist has died two weeks after israeli police ran him over with a tow truck during an anti-occupation protest. suleiman al-hathaleen was 65 years old. the united nations condemned tuesday airstrikes by the saudi-emirati coalition against a houthi target in sanaa, yemen, that killed some 20 people overnight monday, including civilians. the airstrikes came hours after houthi fighters claimed responsibility for an attack on the united arab emirates, which killed three people. the u.s.-backed saudi-led coa

in riot gear surrounded the home of the salhiyeh family in the east jerusalem neighborhood of sheikh jarrah, seeking to demolish the home and clear the site to build a school. palestinians say it's the latest in a series of evictions aimed at expropriating land for israeli settlers in violation of international law. resident mahmoud salhiyeh stood on the roof of his home clutching a bottle of gasoline and surrounded by gas canisters, >> i will burn t house and everything in it. i ll not leave here. there's no life, no dignity. we have been in court battles with him for 25 years. they sent settlers to buy the house and i did not agree. amy: after a tense standoff, an israeli official agreed to postpone the eviction and will allow the salhiyeh family to remain in their home for now. the kashmir press club, the largest independent media body in the himalayan region, has been shut down after police and pro-indian government journalists raided its office over the weekend and took over operations. press freedom groups are condemning the move as illegal. kashmiri independent journalists are often

police have evicted a palestinian family from their home in the eastjerusalem neighbourhood of sheikh jarrah had withdrawn after the standoff on monday but returned on wednesday, saying in a statement it was enforcing a court—approved eviction order of "illegal buildings built on grounds designated for a school for children with special needs". our science correspondent richard westcott reports. if we're going to clean up the air in our towns and cities, we've got to attract more people onto public transport. and that means getting rid of all those diesel buses chugging around. and that is where this new piece of technology comes in. if we're going to clean up the air in our towns and cities, we've got to attract more people onto public transport. and that means getting rid of all those diesel buses chugging around. and that is where this new piece of technology comes in. designed by an ex—formula one engineer and his team, it looks like a normal double decker, but they say they found a way of boosting how far it can go on one charge. it's got five batteries, like this one, secreted around t