This photo is from two weeks ago, when there was unrest in the city over the excavations near the Temple Mount. For those of you in the know, the yellow awning on the left is the fruit and veg stand.
Friday, March 16, 2007
Gas Gets in Your Eyes
Remember a few blogs back, when I mentioned a change in Israeli policy, which would ban West Bankers from riding in yellow-plated Israeli cars? On our street this week, a taxi driver from the neighborhood was pulled over and arrested by the Israeli police when it was found that his passengers were West Bankers. He was beaten to death in police custody that night. Groups have gathered in mourning and in anger since then, and the Israeli Defense Forces have responded by firing more stun grenades and tear gas canisters, the noises of which have become as frequent and familiar as the call to prayer in this part of the city.
This photo is from two weeks ago, when there was unrest in the city over the excavations near the Temple Mount. For those of you in the know, the yellow awning on the left is the fruit and veg stand.
This photo is from two weeks ago, when there was unrest in the city over the excavations near the Temple Mount. For those of you in the know, the yellow awning on the left is the fruit and veg stand.
