This is an entry from: LIVE BLOG: Violence in Jerusalem
Why Is Jerusalem Always On Edge?
19 November 2014 19:06 GMT
Al-Jazeera + have a useful explainer on the Jerusalem conflict and the policies that keep the city on edge.
According to B'tselem: 14,000 Palestinians have lost their resisdence in Jerusalem since 1967.
35% of East Jerusalem has been zoned for the contruction of illegal settlements.
Since 1967 Israel has demolished 2,000 Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem for being built without permits.