This Isnât a Civil War, It Is Settler-Colonial Violence
Israeli security forces walk in Jerusalem s al-Aqsa mosque compound, the third holiest site of Islam, on May 14, 2021.
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Earlier this week, massive protests erupted in â48 Palestinian towns and cities. â48 Palestinians (known as âcitizensâ of Israel) had mobilized to protest the threat of expulsion facing Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem, and in protest of Israelâs attack on al-Aqsa Mosque.
As Israel escalated its violence against the families in Sheikh Jarrah, worshipers in al-Aqsa mosque during the holy month of Ramadan and in Gaza, â48 Palestinian protests escalated as well. Palestinians came out in their masses, from the Naqab to the Galilee, in what has become the most widespread protests among â48 Palestinians in living memory: Rahat, Tal sl-Sabeâ, Shkieb al-Salam, Shefa âAmerican, Yaffa, Haifa, Akka, Nazareth
Armed Israeli settlers arriving in Lydd (Lod) with protection from Israeli forces, May 12, 2021. (Photo: Twitter)
Earlier this week, massive protests erupted in ’48 Palestinian towns and cities. ’48 Palestinians (known as “citizens” of Israel) had mobilized to protest the threat of expulsion facing Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem, and in protest of Israel’s attack on al-Aqsa Mosque.
As Israel escalated its violence against the families in Sheikh Jarrah, worshipers in al-Aqsa mosque during the holy month of Ramadan and in Gaza, ’48 Palestinian protests escalated as well. Palestinians came out in their masses, from the Naqab to the Galilee, in what has become the most widespread protests among ’48 Palestinians in living memory: Rahat, Tal sl-Sabe’, Shkieb al-Salam, Shefa ‘American, Yaffa, Haifa, Akka, Nazareth Lydd, Umm al-Fahem, ‘Ain Mahel, Baka al-Gharbiye, Majd al-Kroum, ‘Arabe, al-Be’ene, al-Zarazir, Ramla, Kufr Kana, Jaljoulye,