The ongoing troubles in East Jerusalem around Sheikh Jarrah – the forced removal of Palestinian families and the imposition of fundamentalist, Jewish settlers – are likely to massively explode at some point soon. It’s almost inevitable.
Some recent reports about the reality on the ground are necessary. Here’s a story in Haaretz, on the ground accounts from Australian activist Kim Bullimore and the following report by two Israeli academics deeply involved in protesting Israel’s outrageous land grab.