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Police breaking up scuffles between Jewish and Palestinian youths in Old City

By Carrie Keller-Lynn 18 May 2023, 3:13 pm 1 Edit

Carrie Keller-Lynn is a former political and legal correspondent for The Times of Israel

Police officers separate Israelis and Palestinians during a march marking Jerusalem Day, in front of the Damascus Gate of Jerusalem's Old City, May 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Police officers separate Israelis and Palestinians during a march marking Jerusalem Day, in front of the Damascus Gate of Jerusalem's Old City, May 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Fighting begins to break out in the Old City’s Muslim Quarter, with the police intervening between the shouting and pushing Jewish and Palestinian youth.

Police give chase to a group of Palestinian teens, as a Jewish teen yells “whore” at the Palestinians and a Palestinian returns the insult.

https://twitter.com/cjkeller8/status/1659172898752405506

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