Videos circulating social media show that local Palestinians were set up for Iftar right across from Ben-Gvir's tent setup, leading to clashes between the two.
עימותים בין תושבים פלסטינים לעובדי לשכת יו"ר עוצמה יהודית @itamarbengvir בשכונת שיח' ג'ראח במזרח ירושלים @AsaelPeled pic.twitter.com/Uc1IayhEfK
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Rocks and objects flew back and forth between protesters and activists on both sides, while Border Police and Israel Police officers attempted to break up the fights, arresting fifteen, and creating a human wall between the two groups, which later included Lehava head Ben-Zion Gopstein.
Police reported that there were multiple incidents in which the rioters assaulted police and civilians.
Among the incidents recorded by police were a vehicle that was pelted with rocks and subsequently set on fire, and one protester which attacked passers-by near the light rail station on Shomrei Emunim Street using a baseball bat, lightly injuring one man.
העימותים בשייח ג'ראח: המשטרה יצרה קו חציצה בין ח"כ בן גביר ויו"ר להב"ה בנצי גופשטיין לבין התושבים הערבים@VeredPelman pic.twitter.com/OiD05ndO90
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) May 6, 2021
N12 reporter Moshe Nussbaum was attacked by police after telling them off for what he perceived as aggressive actions, videos circulating social media show.
שוטר תקף הערב את כתבנו משה נוסבאום. הסיבה לתקיפה: משה העיר לשוטר שהוא נוהג באלימות נגד מפגינים ובתגובה קיבל דוגמה נוספת על בשרו. pic.twitter.com/QHSEU7EA4m
— Inbar Tvizer ענבר טויזר (@inbartvizer) May 6, 2021
The head of Islamic Jihad, Abu Hamza, made a series of announcements as the clashes were occurring, addressing recent Palestinian protest efforts, according to Palestinian media.
In his speech, he "saluted" Palestinian violence in Jerusalem, and called for jihad in the pursuit of its liberation.
He then referred to Sheikh Jarrah as the "land of martyrdom," Palestinian media reported.
He also praised the series of protests that took place throughout Ramadan, promising it would "spread to settlements."
Additionally, he called for a "renewal" of the "running and stabbing" Israelis at checkpoints, as well as "shooting without hesitation."
On Sunday, 44-year-old Muntasir Shalabi from the town of Turmus Aiya drove by the Tapuah Junction in the West Bank and shot out the window.
He wounded three Israeli teenagers, one of whom passed away on Wednesday. Abu-Hamza called it "honorable."
Earlier in the day, the High Court of Justice pushed off a deal that would settle the legal battle between four families residing in the area and the Nahalat Shimon Company.
Should they rule in favor of the families, they will be allowed to remain in their homes.
Otherwise, they will relinquish ownership of their property to Nahalat Shimon.
At the court meeting on Sunday, Justice Daphne Barak-Erez asked the company and the four Palestinian families to compromise and find a solution, explaining that she believed that the two sides “are not so far apart.”
According to a lawyer representing the families, they had not rejected a potential compromise where the final resolution of the dispute could be postponed by their temporary agreement to pay rent in the meantime.Idan Zonshine contributed to this article.