Israeli Police Try to Contain Violence in East Jerusalem – By Associated Press (VOA News) / February 13, 2022
JERUSALEM — Israeli police fanned out in a tense east Jerusalem neighborhood late Sunday trying to contain violence between ultranationalist Jewish activists and Palestinian residents.
The unrest took place in Sheikh Jarrah, a flashpoint neighborhood where clashes last year helped spark an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
Dozens of Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah and other east Jerusalem neighborhoods are at risk of eviction by Jewish settler organizations, and tensions between the sides often spill over into violence.
The latest unrest erupted after a settler’s home was torched over the weekend. Itamar Ben-Gvir, an ultranationalist lawmaker, responded to the fire by setting up a makeshift office early Sunday near the home of a family facing possible eviction. Palestinians moved in on Ben-Gvir’s tent, throwing plastic chairs in the afternoon and scuffling with his supporters.
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