History in the making: resistance, violence and expectations in Palestine and Israel
The world is witnessing the largest collective Palestinian mobilisation in over a decade amidst growing encroachment of the Israeli occupation and mounting tensions in Occupied East Jerusalem linked to the forcible eviction of Palestinian residents from Sheikh Jarrah. Following Israel’s violent repression of protests in East Jerusalem and the storming of the Al Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan prayers, Hamas retaliated via rocket fire from Gaza and Israel launched yet another military onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip with high civilian casualties.