Relative calm in Israel and the occupied territories after intense violence in the wake of police raids on a Jerusalem mosque. What happens now?
At the same time Israel is facing widespread protests against judicial reform, last week, after police raids on the al-Aqsa mosque, the holiest Muslim site in Jerusalem, the country found itself fending off attacks from Gaza, Syria and Lebanon. The largest since a 2006 war between the two countries.
Joining the discussion:
- Abdel Bari Atwan is the Editor-in-Chief of Rai al-Youm, an Arab news and opinion website.
- Amotz Asa-El is a Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute and a Senior Commentator with The Jerusalem Post.
- Khalil Jahshan is the Executive Director of the Arab Center in Washington, DC.
- Ariel Kahana is the Senior Diplomatic Commentator with the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom.
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An Israeli police raid on Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque sparked fury among Palestinians and condemnation across the Arab world, as well as cross-border strikes in Gaza and fears of yet another escalation https://t.co/AIAqdpLPwR pic.twitter.com/90yx4QWdRz— Reuters (@Reuters) April 5, 2023
Israeli police attack worshippers in Jerusalem's Al Aqsa https://t.co/p5DsHovXsX pic.twitter.com/f1QWUr9dO1
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 5, 2023
Thousands of Israelis led by at least seven Cabinet ministers marched to an evacuated West Bank settlement, in a defiant signal that Israel’s right-wing government is determined to accelerate settlement building on occupied lands despite opposition. https://t.co/QeZ2iO5ipZ
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 10, 2023