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Pandemonium in Jerusalem

Jerusalem : Israel | 3 months ago
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Chaos is the only term that can describe the events taking place in Jerusalem these past few days and it doesn’t look like the mayhem will subside anytime soon. Israeli police are in an all out battle with masked Palestinian protesters as stun grenades, stones, petrol bombs and plastic chairs are raining from the sky. The fact that this World War III type of scene is happening outside one of Jerusalem’s most holy shrines shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to those who are familiar with the history between these two enemies.

As Israeli riot police tried to extinguish this prolonged conflict, several protesters were shoveled into Islamic structures that are located in what is known as the Noble Sanctuary, a name that doesn’t quite fit the situation that was unfolding at the time. These protesters were hiding inside for several hours and reports indicated that much to everyone’s surprise, no one was injured or harmed. As anyone who is familiar with the situation knows, police remain on high alert as the potential for an explosion or scary situation lies right around the corner.

As the fire in Jerusalem continues to burn, a Palestinian official dumped much unneeded fuel to the situation when he said with a stern tone in his voice, “Jerusalem is a red line that Israel should not cross.” The shocking thing about this entire situation is how the government and high officials on both sides are encouraging the citizens to act out violently. The purpose of government by nature is to resolve things peacefully and to use force as an absolute last resort. However, violence tends and seems to be the choice for any and all situations, especially when it involved Palestinians and Israeli’s.

These types of situations beg the question of what should or possibly can be done to reduce the tension between the two nations. It seems like nothing! This ongoing feud or war has been going on since the beginning of time and doesn’t look like it will be going anywhere anytime soon. Does the United States suddenly become involved on a much more consistent or powerful basis? It seems unlikely that either nation would listen even if we did. The only way this war comes to an end is if both sides want it to.

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Posted By ahol888 Adrian Holman | 3 months ago
Ah, Jerusalem, the trembling cup! Three thousand years of fighting between the Israelis and the Palestinians will not just immediately end.
Posted By Changez Changez | 3 months ago
Yes there is complete chaos there because no one is really sure what is happening and the atmosphere of uncertainty on both sides, coupled with strong religious and ethnic feelings is building up all kinds of tensions.
Reply By Eleutheria5 Eleutheria5 | 3 months ago
If there were complete chaos, you would have dead and injured Arabs in the El Aqsa mosque. The police and defense forces evacuated the mosque, arrested the troublemakers, and did so humanely and effectively. Chaos doesn't work that way.
Posted By Eleutheria5 Eleutheria5 | 3 months ago
Would the author mind pointing to a specific statement by an Israeli official encouraging Israelis to "act out violently"? Furthermore, this conflict has not been going on since the beginning of time, because the Arabs have not been in Israel for that long. It has been going on since 1920, when officials within the British Mandate overturned the election that the Mandate itself called for, and appointed a Mufti of Jerusalem whom they specifically wanted to incite pogroms, which he then did. They did this in order to manufacture an "anti-Zionist" movement and use it as a pretext to stiff the many Palestinian Jews (sic) who had mobilized to help the UK disassemble the already crumbling Ottoman empire during WW I.
Posted By bugmenot bugmenot | 3 months ago
Dumb article, trying to spread the blame when it is clear that islam, once again, is always the problem.

Time to move the "noble sanctuary" to Jordan or some other islamic place where they can indulge themselves in their "religion" of death with other islamics.

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