The unrest in the eastern part of Jerusalem

In East Jerusalem, have been the most massive recent unrest in areas predominantly inhabited by Arabs.
The clashes were the result of the Israeli government plans for the building of the city, belonging to Palestinians.






Palestinian demonstrators throw stones at Israeli police. The current clashes were the largest in recent years. (Dan Balilty / AP)



Through a series of clashes in Jerusalem injured about 50 Palestinians and eight Israeli police. (Darren Whiteside / Reuters)



Palestinians set fire to a Molotov cocktail during clashes with Israeli police. (Marco Longari / AFP - Getty Images)



The situation in the occupied Palestinian territories in Israel escalated after the announcement by the government of Benjamin Netanyahu plans to build 1, 6 thousand. Homes in East Jerusalem, as well as the completion of the restoration of the Hurva Synagogue, one of the main shrines of Judaism. (Baz Ratner / Reuters)



Border police detain protesters. East Jerusalem under international law is considered occupied territory, whose status is to be determined in the course of the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. (Jack Guez / AFP - Getty Images)



Israeli policeman in civilian clothes holding a gun, while his colleague delays Palestinians suspected that he was throwing stones during riots in East Jerusalem. Plans for extensive construction in East Jerusalem led to the breakdown of the planned round of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and a negative reaction in the international arena. (Baz Ratner / Reuters)



12 rioters were detained. (Ahmad Gharabli / AFP - Getty Images)