From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 14, 2022
Police minister: Far-right want Hamas to set the region on fire
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePublic Security Minister Omer Barlev says in a statement that cops, soldiers, and gendarmeries will secure Israel, and “not those looking for attention and putting a plastic table up in Sheikh Jarrah in hopes that Hamas will tune in to his presentation.”
The comments are aimed at far-right MK Itamar Ben Gvir, who hours earlier said that he would refuse to leave the flashpoint East Jerusalem neighborhood until security there was upped, accusing the police and others of abandoning families of Jews who have moved into the predominantly Palestinian area.
He charges that his political opponents are “putting on shows and waiting for Hamas to clap. Together they are hoping to set the Middle East aflame.”
Low-level clashes are seemingly continuing to take place there. The Red Crescent reports four injuries among Palestinian protesters.
اعتقال شاب عقب الاعتداء عليه في الشيخ جراح قبل قليل.. #فلسطين #انقذوا_حي_الشيخ_جراح pic.twitter.com/SgiMzlD0Lx
— Helwah Arouri (@HelwhaK) February 14, 2022
A video shows one person being detained. There is no official police statement on arrests, but a police officer in the video can be heard speaking of having “detainees under control.”
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