Approximately 100 Arabs rioted in a Jewish neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem early Tuesday evening, injuring one officer and trying to blockade the main artery in the area. The officers dispersed rioters in the Maaleh Har Hazeitim (Ras al-Amud) neighborhood.
The latest violence occurred several hours after Palestinian Authority senior negotiator Saeb Erekat accused Israel of “sparking a fire, deliberately escalating tensions…instead of taking steps to placate the situation.”
The latest violence occurred several hours after Palestinian Authority senior negotiator Saeb Erekat accused Israel of “sparking a fire, deliberately escalating tensions…instead of taking steps to placate the situation.”
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