Israeli police fanned out in a tense east Jerusalem neighbourhood late on Sunday trying to contain violence between ultranationalist Jewish activists and Palestinian residents. The unrest took place in Sheikh Jarrah, a flashpoint neighbourhood where clashes last year helped spark an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. Dozens of Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah and other east Jerusalem neighbourhoods are at risk of eviction by Jewish settler organisations, and tensions between the sides often spill over into violence. The latest unrest erupted after a settler’s home was torched over the weekend. Itamar Ben-Gvir, an ultranationalist...
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