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| Four Palestinians arrested in Damascus Gate clashes on tense first night of Ramadan |
| 2022-04-03 |
The news is that there's so little news, especially after the past week. [IsraelTimes] Rioting far less widespread than last year, as holy month kicks off against backdrop of terror wavePolice arrested four Paleostinians during festivities on Saturday night at the Damascus Gate of Jerusalem’s Old City on a tense first night of Ramadan. Nonetheless, officers managed to contain the small group of young, male rioters using far less force than last year, when police cleared thousands of people from the Damascus Gate on a regular basis during the Islamic holy month. Much of last year’s Ramadan festivities were sparked over the police’s ban on crowding at the Damascus Gate. This year, officers did not set up divider fences around the area to limit gathering, and most officers kept their distance from the plaza and its steps, where thousands of revelers were perched intermittently throughout the evening. The night began with a festive ambiance, as food vendors sold traditional sweets and clowns put on a performance for children, sponsored by the municipality. But as the night progressed, the atmosphere intensified. A number of young Paleostinian men began chanting nationalist slogans and threw bottles at the police checkpost at the top of the Damascus Gate steps, law enforcement said. But rather than scattering the entire crowd with riot dispersal measures as they did last Ramadan, officers were more targeted in their response. Later in the evening, a suspect set off fireworks in the direction of police and another torched a garbage can, leading to further festivities. |
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