In occupied East Jerusalem’s Silwan neighbourhood, Najah al-Rajabi tenderly cares for her grandson Awad, who has lived in a coma for six years. The family has been told that they either have to vacate their home by November 14 or be forced to leave by Israeli authorities.

The 69-year-old widow worries about who will look after Awad when she dies, and the looming threat of homelessness for the 18 family members in the home terrifies her. His bedroom is covered in yellow and orange flowers, part of a neighbourhood project by pro-Palestinian artists called “I witness Silwan”.

Najah al-Rajabi and her grandson Awad Nasser al-Rajabi in the family home in the Batn al-Hawa neighbourhood of Silwan, East Jerusalem. Credit: Kate Geraghty

The stories of the al-Rajabi family and Silwan will live

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