Tensions remained high in Jerusalem on Thursday following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement Wednesday evening that although the State has nothing against Arabs or the residents of the eastern neighborhoods of the capital, it must take steps to protect its citizens. Those steps include the demolition of homes where terrorists lived, the deployment of various surveillance equipment in the city and hundreds of extra police officers. “There will be more house demolitions and many other steps,” Netanyahu said. “With a determined and vigorous hand, we will restore security to Jerusalem.” Meanwhile, Jerusalem’s municipal planning committee approved the construction of 78 homes new homes in the eastern neighborhoods of Har Homa and Ramot, in a move immediately condemned by many world governments as an act of provocation. Read More
