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It’s everywhere you look. People around the world who previously had no idea what Sheikh Jarrah even was are now treating the East Jerusalem neighborhood as a cause célèbre. It’s the kind of public relations coup that’s the Palestinians’ forte.
No one has died, despite the constant use of the word “bloodshed,” and this isn’t some mass expulsion event, even though it’s being portrayed as such.
At its core, the Sheikh Jarrah controversy is over two properties that prior to the Jordanian invasion, occupation and annexation of eastern Jerusalem were owned by Jews. In 1956, Jordan and the UN decided to house dozens of Arab families in two compounds built on the Jewish properties. Eleven years later, Israel gained control of eastern Jerusalem, and in 2010 the Supreme Court of Israel rejected appeals by the Arab families claiming that they now own the properties because they had lived on them for the past 54 years.
Analysis: Religious unrest that often occurs at Ramadan and move by Israeli police to block popular meeting spot for young Palestinians have added to already rising tensions over delayed PA elections and row over who owns Sheikh Jarrah land
Palestinian President blames Israel for East Jerusalem clashes
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has held the Israeli government responsible for the recent clashes in East Jerusalem.
| 9 May 2021 1:43 PM GMT
RAMALLAH: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has held the Israeli government responsible for the recent clashes in East Jerusalem. Israel is fully responsible for the repercussions of the dangerous developments, mainly the escalated Israeli assaults on our people in East Jerusalem, Abbas said in a televised speech aired on Palestine TV on Friday. He also said that Palestine will request from the UN Security Council to convene soon to discuss the situation in East Jerusalem, reports Xinhua news agency. On Friday, Palestinian and Israeli media sources said that clashes broke out between Palestinian worshippers and the Israeli police at al-Aqsa Mosque in the old city in East Jerusalem. Palestinian sources said that Israeli police forces stormed the yards of al-Aqsa Mos
King condemns Israeli violations, escalations at Al Aqsa Mosque
His Majesty expresses rejection of Israeli authorities’ attempts to change demographics in East Jerusalem
By JT - May 09,2021 - Last updated at May 09,2021
Palestinian devotees pray on Laylat Al Qadr (Night of Destiny) outside the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem s Al Aqsa Mosque compound during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Saturday (AFP photo)
AMMAN His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday condemned the Israeli violations and escalatory measures at Al Aqsa Mosque/Al Haram Al Sharif, stressing the need to cease these dangerous provocations against Jerusalemites, which contravene international law and violate human rights.