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Coinciding with the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, the streets of Jerusalem have for the past two weeks been plagued by increasingly violent Palestinian protests. Night after night, hundreds of Palestinians, some of them hurling fireworks, rocks, and petrol bombs, have clashed with Israeli police. The riots have left dozens of police officers injured, and several innocent Israeli civilians have been brutally attacked by Palestinian mobs.
Nevertheless, many news outlets only reported on the Jerusalem violence
after a widely condemned march was organized by a far-right, fringe Israeli group.
But beyond the “blame Israel” narrative, what was really behind the escalation in Jerusalem?