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Jewish supremacist group plans Jerusalem show of force after week of clashes

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Published: 23 April 2021

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Police to deploy in force as Lehava head says its members will march to the Damascus Gate ‘without fear’; report of plans by activists to bring weapons

‘Break their faces’: as anti-Arab attacks spike, Jewish supremacist group plans Jerusalem show of force (Haaretz)
In Whatsapp group for the far-right Lehava organisation's event, questions were raised about how to obtain tear gas and even grenades

Jerusalem seethes with clashes between Jews, Arab (Al-Monitor)
The week has been violent in Jerusalem with both Israeli Jews and Arabs reportedly attacking each other in well documented incidents

Jewish extremists plan rally in Jerusalem’s Old City amid rising tensions (Times of Israel)
Police to deploy in force as Lehava head says members of anti-miscegenation group will march Thursday to Damascus Gate ‘without fear’; report of plans by activists to bring weapons

Arabs and Jews clash in Jerusalem, multiple incidents reported (Jerusalem Post)
Tensions were high throughout the night in the capital

Jewish youth chant 'death to Arabs' as violence increases in Jerusalem (Ynet)
Tensions increase as Palestinian youth attacked ultra-Orthodox Jews and posted clips on Tiktok in what Jerusalem police calls a new trend; extreme right Lehava organization plans demonstration to protest Arab violence

Photo: Israeli settlers in the Palestinian neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah react as Palestinian and Israeli activists chant slogans in front of their house during a in East Jerusalem on April 16 (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty)
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