Israeli forces release Palestinian activists Muna el Kurd and her brother Mohammed after detaining her in a raid on their Sheikh Jarrah home and him for questioning
Earlier this year, heavy-handed police actions in Sheikh Jarrah and other parts of occupied East Jerusalem fuelled weeks of unrest that helped spark an 11-day Israeli aggression.
Renewed violence could complicate the task of embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political opponents, who formed a fragile and disparate coalition last week, of passing a parliamentary vote of confidence required to replace him and take office. A close ally of Netanyahu oversees the police.Palestinians say they are victims of a discriminatory system
Settler groups and Israeli officials say the Sheikh Jarrah dispute is merely about real estate. But Palestinians say they are victims of a discriminatory system. The settlers are using a 1970 law that allows Jews to reclaim formerly Jewish properties lost during the 1948 war surrounding Israel’s creation, a right denied to Palestinians who lost property in the same conflict.
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