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Views from the Region
July 28, 2017
The killing of two border policemen by three Israeli Arabs near the Al Aqsa compound/Temple Mount, the closure of the holy sites, and the subsequent decision to install a security fence by the Israeli government has caused mass demonstrations and more violence across the Occupied Territories. Despite the Israeli government’s later decision to remove the security barrier, the tensions are high, with many Palestinians and others across the Arab world demanding that Israel reverse its discriminatory policies in Jerusalem against the Palestinian population and Muslim worshipers in general.