Clashes have erupted in Jerusalem with the beginning of Ramadan last week, mostly in the environs of two entrances to the Old City of Jerusalem, the Damascus Gate and Herod’s Gate. Clashes reportedly broke out when police officers stopped dozens of young Muslims from sitting on the ancient steps at the entrance to Damascus Gate. Other incidents were reported in the evening, after Iftar dinners, when young Muslims on their way to the Temple Mount compound threw stones and shot fireworks at police officers.
