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Continued Israeli violence in Jerusalem draws online ire
By Maria Weldali - Apr 06,2023 - Last updated at Apr 06,2023
Israeli forces are seen inside the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, early Wedensday, during the holy month of Ramadan (AFP photo)
AMMAN — Israeli structural violence reoccurring each year in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, particularly during the holy month of Ramadan, has provoked furious online backlash.
Year after year, it seems like it is the Israeli forces’ mission to hamper Palestinian worshippers' peace during Ramadan, according to an Instagram page called “Hidden Palestine” which regularly publishes about Palestine. It added: “The cycle continues. And the mainstream media ignores…”
Each and every Ramadan Palestinians’ Ramadan is accompanied by Israeli aggression and brutality, and additional restrictions on their entry to Al Aqsa, Samar Khalil a Palestinian from Jerusalem, who is based in Amman, told The Jordan Times over the phone on Thursday.
She noted that “the whole thing is not a coincidence, Israelis have a pattern and they follow it to the fullest extent possible. They arrest and beat worshippers, fire rubber bullets and tear gas, and try to suppress the Palestinian identity in every possible way”.
Explaining the pattern of Israeli attack in Ramadan, “Let’s Talk Palestine”, an Instagram page posting about Palestine, wrote: “This is a crime. This atrocity is beyond words. And yet it happens almost every year. Because this is an Israeli policy.”
On Twitter, Jordanian activist Salma Nims, commenting on a video showing Israeli occupation forces beating worshippers in Al Aqsa, wrote: “How far and aggressive should Israel go for the world to put an end to this occupation.”
In a tweet, @FrancesAlbs wrote: “Renewed violence against Palestinian worshippers…on yet another Ramadan turned into suffering, must be condemned, investigated and accounted for.”
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