President Joe Biden's administration is working to broker a deal to stop the latest eruption of violence between Israelis and Palestinian militants in the Middle East.
's administration is working to broker a deal to stop the latest eruption of violence between Israelis and Palestinian militants in the Middle East.
Previously, hundreds of Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli police around Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque complex, one of Islam's holiest sites, as protestors took to the streets to oppose the planned eviction of Palestinian families from East Jerusalem. "I expect all public leaders, especially leaders of the Arab public, to stand up and condemn these disturbances and do everything to restore the quiet," he said."Jerusalem, a city of such importance to people of faith around the world, must be a place of coexistence," Psaki said."It is up to the officials, residents and leaders to restore [the] city to a place of calm.
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