From a quiet religious site to one of noisy political violence
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Two articles, 1) Jonathan Ofir in Mondoweiss, 2) Nir Hasson, Haaretz premium.
The destruction of the Mughrabi district near Al Aqsa on the last day of the Six Day War and the first day of the ceasefire. Photo by Getty Images
THE LONG AND UNDER-REPORTED HISTORY OF JUDEO-CHRISTIAN TERROR AROUND AL-AQSA
By Jonathan Ofir, Mondoweiss
Published July 23, 2017
The current Palestinian protests, related to the shootings at Al-Aqsa compound in East Jerusalem over a week ago and subsequent Israeli altering of security arrangements at the site, could, as some Israeli analysts observe, “turn into an intifada in the blink of an eye.” (Nir Hasson in Haaretz).
The Israeli narrative here is that it is trying to prevent “terror” – referring ...