From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 14, 2022
Mayor orders police bolstered in Sheikh Jarrah
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePolice are being dispatched in force to Sheikh Jarrah, where officials fear unrest will flare again after riots the previous two nights set off by the firebombing of a Jewish home in the majority Palestinian neighborhood.
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion says he and police division commander agreed to “significantly bolster police forces in the neighborhood, to boost resident’s feelings of safety.
He also says he ordered his security division to immediately deploy a “modern security system” that will protect the residents of the neighborhood and find perpetrators.
Tensions in the neighborhood are already rising Monday night, with far-right MK Itamar Ben Gvir, accused of fanning the flames, promising to give the press a statement from the area at 7:30 p.m., from a makeshift booth in the neighborhood that he calls his “bureau.”
Right-wing supporters have already shown up, many of them waving flags as they stand near the police, according to videos and testimony.
#شاهد.. انتشار المسـتوطنين في حي الشيخ جراح بالقدس المحتلة pic.twitter.com/DLTddChXBz
— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) February 14, 2022
Police used stun grenades to disperse a group of Palestinians there, according to Haaretz. No arrests have been reported.
The Times of Israel Community.