Journal: Jerusalem Quarterly
Year: 2021

Ramadan Wars: Jerusalem and GazaJerusalem was at the heart of the Palestinian uprising in April/May and Israel's subsequent war on Gaza.At the start of those events was the resistance against two evictions: the first, of Palestinian youth from public space at Damascus Gate and the second, of Palestinian families from their homes in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Shaykh Jarrah.Together they represent only the latest in the long Palestinian struggle against Israeli efforts by the state and settlers