Israel today tightened security in Jerusalem and sealed off the West Bank for 48 hours to prevent a repeat of last Friday’s clashes between Israelis and Palestinians.
But there were nonetheless more scuffles as Palestinians tried to enter Jerusalem’s Old City to attend Friday prayers.
The recent upswing in violence was sparked by Israel’s decision to include two West Bank shrines on a list of national heritage sites.
This week, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden visited the region, meeting with both Israeli and Palestinian leaders to push the peace process forward.
To discuss the issues, Daljit Dhaliwal speaks with James Rubin, an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a former assistant secretary of state in the Clinton administration, and Ian Bremmer, the president of Eurasia Group, in our weekly roundtable.
03/18/2010 :: 08:45:28 PM
Brant Says:
In response to Kerrys remark about alleged “racism”…may I point out that since Jews are NOT a race, (there are black and chinese Jews) and since palestinians are mostly white, how is that “racism”?
Besides…..palestinans are sore losers…they should go to jordan where they belong !