The specific homes in Sheikh Jarrah have been owned by Jews for generations, before the buildings were inhabited by Palestinians when the area fell under Jordanian rule (between 1948 and 1967 https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-sheikh-jarrah-eviction-case-court-offers-palestinians-protected-residents-status-1.10071018 ). In spite of this legal Jewish ownership, many Israelis would argue that it would be wiser to let the current Palestinian residents stay. Unfortunately, this legal conflict was used by extremist on both side to inflame the situation, triggering the recent cycle of violence. However, this legal dispute does not justify firing rockets aimed exclusively at civilians in the pre-1967 borders (rocket were fired only at Israeli towns between Tel Aviv and Be’er Sheva, not at military bases or Jewish settlements on the West Bank).