With violence against Palestinians escalating in East Jerusalem, the US expressed "concerns" over the situation and the planned evictions in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. According to multiple media reports, the
Israelis didn’t want to hear these concerns and told the US not to meddle in the crisis.
The "concerns" were expressed in a Sunday phone call between National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and his Israeli counterpart, Meir Ben-Shabbat. According to Hebrew media reports, Ben-Shabbat told Sullivan that the US and other countries
should stay out of the conflict. He said international pressure on Israel to halt the evictions or stop the violence would be "a prize for the rioters and those sending them who hoped to put pressure on Israel."