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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
The tensions in Jerusalem have continued to grow. Starting with Israel’s restrictions on Palestinian accessing Al-Aqsa mosque during Ramadan, the issues have only worsened with increased police-protected incursions by fundamentalist Jewish settlers into the Muslim holy site. Even following the end of Ramadan, Jewish settlers resumed their incursions into the Muslim holy site to celebrate Israel’s “independence.” This in turn pushed Palestinians to defend themselves in the face of such attacks. Whether this is taking place because PM Bennett is trying to court the far-right in his coalition, or…