A young man was shot dead in Jerusalem. His story illustrates a cycle of violence with no end in sight
The IndependentIt was another killing among many in a spiralling list of the dead, reflecting the rage and retribution which is enmeshing Israelis and Palestinians in this cycle of violence. The youth, 17 years old, fell just outside the entrance of St George’s Cathedral on Nablus Road, a historic street near the holy shrines of three religions. Israeli security forces outside the home of the family Police forensic tapes were removed after a while, the security personnel roared off in their cars. Adam Nasser Abu Alwahais’s mother, Maryam, in her house after the raid The inside of the house on Pentecostal Street, next to the Church of Pentecost, with views across the Kidron Valley towards Temple Mount, had been wrecked in the search by the security forces. She is so upset already, as you can see, it’ll be too much for her to take.” Homes of those designated as carrying out terrorist attacks are sometimes demolished by Israeli authorities.
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