Police crack down on Sheikh Jarrah protesters

Police appear to be attempting to clear out demonstrators in Sheikh Jarrah, leading to some low-level scuffles.

Videos show police on horseback and foot pushing people away from a main demonstration site and reports indicate sound grenades are also used to clear out the area.

قوات الاحتلال بينها فرق خيالة تقمع المتضامنين في حي الشيخ جراح بالقدس المحتلة.#savesheikhjarrah #انقذوا_حي_الشيخ_جراح pic.twitter.com/LWIlJWTK4b

— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) May 9, 2021

NOW: Israeli police throw stun grenades at Palestinian demonstrators in downtown Haifa who gathered to show solidarity with the struggle against the forcible expulsions in Sheikh Jarrah.

Photo by @aj_iraqi pic.twitter.com/93xWmzbetR

— +972 Magazine (@972mag) May 9, 2021

Another video, apparently from earlier, shows rival camps of Palestinians and Israeli nationalists chanting and singing while on opposite sides of a street in the Jerusalem neighborhood, the site of simmering tensions over the last several days.

قوات الاحتلال بينها فرق خيالة تقمع المتضامنين في حي الشيخ جراح بالقدس المحتلة.#savesheikhjarrah #انقذوا_حي_الشيخ_جراح pic.twitter.com/LWIlJWTK4b

— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) May 9, 2021