How Sheikh Jarrah Evictions Exploded into Recent Israel-Palestine Unrest
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The tension in Gaza between Israel and Palestinian militant group, Hamas, is in its second week now. More than 200 people have lost their lives, including children and women, and over a thousand have been injured.
\\nAlthough international pressure is mounting on Israel (even from the US government) for a ceasefire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made no indication of backing off. Instead, he\'s made suggestions about conquering the Gaza strip.
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\\nIn a briefing with a minister he said, "You can either conquer them, and that\\u2019s always an open possibility, or you can deter them, and we are engaged right now in forceful deterrence, but I have to say we don\\u2019t rule out anything. There are only two ways that you can deal with them (Hamas)."
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\\nThe recent firing, as we know, had begun after brewing tension between Israelis and Palestinians in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, which built up to violent attacks by Israeli forces at the Al-Aqsa Mosque during the Holy month of Ramzan, on 7 May.
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\\nIn a briefing with a minister he said, "You can either conquer them, and that\\u2019s always an open possibility, or you can deter them, and we are engaged right now in forceful deterrence, but I have to say we don\\u2019t rule out anything. There are only two ways that you can deal with them (Hamas)."
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\\nThe recent firing, as we know, had begun after brewing tension between Israelis and Palestinians in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, which built up to violent attacks by Israeli forces at the Al-Aqsa Mosque during the Holy month of Ramzan, on 7 May.
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\\nHorrifying video footage of that day from inside the Mosque showed Israeli troops firing stun grenades, rubber bullets, and tear gas at people who were praying inside. From that day onwards, matters only worsened.
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\\n\\nHorrifying video footage of that day from inside the Mosque showed Israeli troops firing stun grenades, rubber bullets, and tear gas at people who were praying inside. From that day onwards, matters only worsened.
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By 10 May, exchanges of fire had begun, as Hamas fired rockets into Israel from Gaza and Israel countered that with airstrikes. One of those airstrikes even flattened a whole building that held the offices of a few media houses like AP and Al Jazeera.
\\nAlthough this won\'t be the first instance of violence in that region, many say this is the worst unrest since 2014.
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But is Israel\'s recent military action really just about self-defence as it claims? How does US\' support for Israel augments this ongoing issue and most importantly what can be the way forward? Tune in!
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\\nProducer and Host: Shorbori Purkayastha
\\nGuest: Mike Cushman, Membership Secretary for Jewish Voice for Labour & Chairperson of the group Free Speech on Israel
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\\nProducer and Host: Shorbori Purkayastha
\\nGuest: Mike Cushman, Membership Secretary for Jewish Voice for Labour & Chairperson of the group Free Speech on Israel
\\nEditor: Shelly Walia
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\\nMusic: Big Bang Fuzz
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