The New Tahrir Square: Damascus Gate is latest symbol of Palestinian protest
Open gallery view Palestinians celebrate outside Damascus Gate after barriers that were put up by Israeli police are removed, last week.Credit: AMMAR AWAD/ REUTERS Yanal Jbarin May. 3, 2021 5:04 PM Yanal Jbarin May. 3, 2021 5:04 PM The epicenter of the clashes in Jerusalem’s Old City in recent weeks has been its Damascus Gate. This is a wide plaza surrounded by stairs that regularly attracts large crowds of Muslims – young and old, men and women – during the holy month of Ramadan. They come every night to hear the prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque marking the end of the daily fast. But this y...
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