Tensions mount as claims collide over fate of Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has set off an increasingly visible battle in the city’s eastern sector — with an emboldened Israel seeking to cement its control over the contested area and Palestinians pushing back to maintain their limited foothold.
In recent weeks, Israel has arrested dozens of Palestinian activists for alleged illegal political activity. It demolished Palestinian shops for failing to have permits, a court has cleared the way for settlers to move to an Arab neighborhood, and the city’s outgoing mayor is trying to close the east Jerusalem operations of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees.