Israeli police clash with Palestinians in flash point East Jerusalem quarter of Sheikh Jarrah on A visit by a controversial far-right Jewish lawmaker on Sunday escalated tensions.
Police said two people they were arrested for trying to suppress a “violent riot”, in most area of Emerging as a symbol of the annexation of East Jerusalem of Palestinian resistance against Israeli occupation of most city.
the scuffles were broken out Itamar as Ben Gvir of far-right Alliance of Religious Zionism opens a parliamentary “tent” office” in Sheikh Jarrah, in what he describes as an effort for show support for Jewish residents.
More than 200,000 Jewish settlers live in East Jerusalem, in communities widely considered illegal international law.
Efforts by settler groups to expand Jewish presence in East Jerusalem in Occupied Palestine that Palestinians claim to be theirs future capital further fueled hostilities.
Jewish nationalist Ben Gvir with together history of Provocative comments about Palestinians, accused police of failing to react to alleged arson attacks on settler home in Sheikh Jarrah.
“Jews’ lives have become worthless,” accused Ben Gvir in A tweet before his visit.
He told reporters in Sheikh Jarrah on market will do remain there the police said “until we look at security of (Jewish) residents.”
Palestinian Authority (PA), in The Israeli-occupied West Bank, Ben Gvir’in He denounced his visit as “provocative and escalating”. move violence that threatens to ignite … that will be difficult to control.”
The bursting tensions in Sheikh Jarrah last year – as a few Palestinian families faced evacuation by groups of settlers – in partially fueled the May conflict between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza.
Hamas, who Rule Gaza warns there will be ‘consequences’ over Israel’in repeated “attacks” on Sheikh Jarrah.
Palestinians in East Jerusalem blame Israeli police of using dignified tactics Six to suppress protests people we were arrested in neighborhood during late Saturday demonstrations.
Israel seizes East Jerusalem in 1967 Six-Day War and later annexed it, in a move not recognized by international community.
