Translate IconWith Evictions and Demolitions, Israel Strengthens Its Control over Jerusalem
JERUSALÉN- Fakhri Abu Diab fought for decades to save his home.But when the Israeli authorities arrived with bulldozers two years ago, he could do nothing to stop them.He and his wife now live among fragments of memory: a bicycle where his bedroom was; the garden where he planted tomatoes as a child; a portrait of his deceased mother painted on a wall, based on a photograph that was lost at the demolition.His mobile home, installed among the rub…