Violence in East Jerusalem: "There was an extremely strong reaction from the Israeli police"

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An injured man is swept away as Israeli security forces clash with Palestinian protesters inside Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque on May 7, 2021. © Ahmad Gharabli / AFP

By: Florent Guignard

7 mins

More than 200 wounded this Friday, May 7 in East Jerusalem, on the Mosques esplanade, during clashes between Palestinians who came to pray at the al-Aqsa mosque, and the Israeli security forces.

Vincent Lemire, historian, director of the French research center in Jerusalem, answers Florent Guignard's questions.

  • Israel

  • Palestinian territories