#43: Sheikh Jarrah: Analysis of a Tragedy

February 23, 2022 00:41:30
#43: Sheikh Jarrah: Analysis of a Tragedy
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#43: Sheikh Jarrah: Analysis of a Tragedy

Feb 23 2022 | 00:41:30

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Show Notes

Sheikh Jarah, the predominantly Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem, has become the focal point for the conflict over Jewish sovereignty of Jerusalem. What is it about Sheikh Jarah that elicits such strong emotions on all sides? In this episode, Donniel Hartman, Yossi Klein Halevi and Elana Stein Hain wrestle to answer some unanswerable questions.

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