Maya Margit
05/13/2021
The scale of the rioting in cities across Israel is the worst it has been in more than two decades
The current deadly conflict between Gaza and Israel erupted after weeks of tension between Israelis and Palestinians in east Jerusalem that culminated in a series of nightly clashes at the Al Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem, located on the site also known as the Temple Mount. The site is revered by both Jews and Muslims, and has long been a flashpoint for violence.
The clashes also have triggered street violence between Jews and Arabs in mixed cities across Israel – with Arab mobs assaulting Jews and Jewish rioters assaulting Arabs. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu described the rioting as “intolerable” and condemned the violence on both sides.