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Why Is Jerusalem Always On Edge?

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.