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Palestinian Muslim worshippers pray overnight, July 13, 2015 outside the Dome of the Rock in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City during Laylat al-Qadr which falls on the 27th day of the fasting month of Ramadan, July 13, 2015. (photo: Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Activestills.org)

Paying the price for Netanyahu’s religious war

Lacking any ability or will to deal with the political stalemate, Netanyahu has a vested interest in presenting the current situation in Jerusalem as a showdown between radical Islam and the West. Who will pay the price? By Yael Marom The latest clashes at Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the death of Israeli Alexander Levlovitch as a…

By +972 Magazine September 18, 2015

Palestinian youth throw stones during clashes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Ras al Amud, with the Aqsa Mosque seen in the background. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Why do they throw stones?

Nearly every discussion on Jerusalem in the Israeli media revolves strictly around stone throwing and Islamic extremism. Yet not a single word is said about the occupation. Only in Israel can one speak about an intifada without mentioning the occupation. Only here can one change the IDF’s open-fire regulations without addressing what soldiers are doing…

By Samah Salaime September 18, 2015