Arab rioters in Jerusalem cheer after rocket sirens sound in the city
Official PA TV, special broadcast on violent Arab riots in Jerusalem
Official PA TV reporter: “We will start with this image, a state of celebration and joy that is encompassing the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood [of Jerusalem], where the homes threatened with expropriation are located (refers to planned eviction of Arabs illegally living in properties owned by Jews who were expelled in the 1948 Israeli War of Independence, see below -Ed.). Those identifying [with them] are celebrating here after the sirens were sounded loudly in Jerusalem, as a warning of the resistance firing [rockets] and rockets flying towards Israel (refers to Hamas terrorists launching rockets at Jerusalem from the Gaza Strip -Ed.).” …
Official PA TV host: “You are saying now, and indeed what is happening is sirens are being sounded in Jerusalem at this moment. We will try to get information about what is happening, please continue speaking. What is happening at this moment?”
Reporter: “Yes, what is happening is the launching of a barrage of rockets from the Gaza Strip towards Israel. The sound of the sirens has thundered throughout Israel, in addition to Jerusalem. Those identifying [with the homes] here broke into revolutionary songs and songs of encouragement and motivation to raise the enthusiasm here in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. With the first sounding of the sirens, a state of joy spread and encompassed those identifying [with the residents of Sheikh Jarrah] who made sounds of joy, and they are continuing to this moment.”
[Official PA TV, May 10, 2021]
The Sheikh Jarrah protests – Israeli courts have ruled that four Palestinian families living in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem are to be evicted because they are living illegally in properties owned by Jews who were expelled in the 1948 Israeli War of Independence. The Palestinian residents were offered to stay if they would pay rent, but they refused and instead appealed to the Israeli Supreme Court. In April 2021 the planned eviction led to clashes between Palestinian residents and Israeli police, which continued into May and served as one of the pretexts for further violent rioting during the Fatah/Hamas Riot and Rocket War 2021. A hearing scheduled by the Supreme Court for May 10, 2021, was postponed following intensified Palestinian riots and unrest both in Sheikh Jarrah and in East Jerusalem in general.