AFFA, Israel, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The Hattab home -- grey paint peeling from the walls, foundations sinking through the ground -- is squeezed in by brightly painted, three-storey villas blocking its view of the Mediterranean Sea.
"Our neighbourhood is shrinking. But why should we have to leave? It's where we've raised our children, where we grew up. If we're all evicted, well, you tell me who is left," says the Hattab's neighbour, Esther Seba.
She and the Hattabs are among almost 500 Arab families struggling to keep a toehold in Ajami, the Arab section of Jaffa that is rapidly becoming an artsy alternative to the brash modernity of Israel's metropolis Tel Aviv next door.
"The government should help us find a way to buy our homes or pay rent. Instead, they're trying to clear us out of here. Where are we going to go?" says 33-year-old Esther.
