Palestinians fear Israeli violence in Jerusalem during Ramadan
Al Jazeera
As Palestinians prepare for Ramadan, many fear that Israeli authorities and far-right Israelis could provoke unrest.
Occupied East Jerusalem – The mood in occupied East Jerusalem is tense as the city’s Palestinians prepare for Islam’s holy month of Ramadan.
From dawn to sunset, Ramadan requires practising Muslims to abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual relations before they break their fast with friends, family and communities.
But the Palestinians who spoke to Al Jazeera say they are too depressed to hang up decorations or engage in festivities.
Many are just praying for a ceasefire in Gaza, where more than 30,000 people have been killed by Israel in retaliation for a deadly attack on Israeli civilians and military outposts by the Qassam Brigades and other Palestinian armed fighters on October 7.
Others fear that Israeli authorities and far-right settlers will attack Palestinians during the holy month as part of a broader campaign of collective punishment, as has happened before.
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