PA praises violent Arab rioters in Jerusalem for "succeeding" to "force" Israel "to remove barricades from Damascus Gate"
Headline: “Palestine triumphs thanks to its Jerusalem – the young people of Jerusalem defeat the occupation’s iron barricades at the Damascus Gate”
“Last night [April 25, 2021], the young people of Jerusalem succeeded in defeating all the barricades that the occupation police had placed in the Damascus Gate area in occupied Jerusalem, which caused the outbreak of the confrontations throughout recent days…
The young people of Jerusalem succeeded in imposing national sovereignty and forcing the occupation to remove the barricades, which it yet again failed to impose. This success joins other successes in the battle of the metal detectors (refers to Arab riots against Israeli security measures in July 2017; see note below -Ed.) and the Gate of Mercy (refers to clashes in February 2019; see note below -Ed.).”
The article includes a photograph by the Agence France-Presse news agency, in which Arabs are seen celebrating at the Damascus Gate.
Text in caption: “Young people applaud Jerusalem in front of the Damascus Gate following the removal of the barricades.”
the battle of the metal detectors