Muslims rioting on the Temple Mount, May 10, 2021 (screenshot from Israel Police Twitter feed)
Channeling NPR’s May 8 broadcast which falsely charged that Israeli “[p]olice have thrown stun grenades at Palestinian crowds as they were breaking their Ramadan fast,” Newsweek’s Jason Lemon fabricated the same day: “Israeli security forces cracked down on Muslim Palestinians performing Ramadan prayers in East Jerusalem” (“Bernie Sanders, Progressives Raise Alarms About ‘Israeli Extremists’ Amid Violence Against Palestinians‘”).
The article’s second paragraph continued:
Israeli police said that more than 200 Palestinians and 17 police officers were injured in clashes on Friday, after authorities cracked down while Palestinians worshippers gathered for prayers at Al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem during Ramadan, the holiest month of the year for Muslims, Israeli newspaper
Israeli police decided to break up a contentious Jewish march in Jerusalem on Monday after rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, as tensions in the city are running high after days of violent clashes involving Israeli police, Muslim worshippers and both Jewish and Palestinian protesters.
Clashes which unfolded Monday morning on the Temple Mount compound left more than 300 Palestinians wounded, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent, prompting an Israeli decision to bar Jews from entering the holy site, one of several flashpoints in the city, as Muslims mark the final days of Ramadan and Jewish Israelis celebrate Jerusalem Day.
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Palestinians pray on Laylat al-Qadr during the holy month of Ramadan, at the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem’s Old City, May 8, 2021. Photo by Jamal Awad. (c) APA Images
It comes as no surprise that the U.S. (and British) mainstream media are ignoring or distorting the big and growing Palestinian resistance to evictions in the occupied Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. But there is a sign of hope, as the
New York Times correspondent did sneak some fairness into his report.
The mainstream media’s favorite word to describe the Palestinian uprising is “clashes.” Whether you consulted the
First published on Sun 9 May 2021 10.11 EDT
Israel’s supreme court has delayed a deeply contentious decision on whether Palestinians can be evicted by force to make way for Jewish settlers, after hundreds of Palestinians were wounded in confrontations with the police in some of Jerusalem’s worst unrest in years.
A former Israeli defence official described the atmosphere as like a powder keg ready to explode at any time, after more clashes erupted outside the Old City overnight on Saturday.
More than 120 people were injured, including a one-year-old child, and 14 were taken to hospital, according to the Palestine Red Crescent. Israeli police said 17 officers were hurt.