The fact that many residents of east Jerusalem belong to conservative and religious families makes it easier for them to identify with Hamas or any other Islamist group.
People mourn as they carry the coffin of Walid al-Sharif during his funeral on the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City May 16, 2022(photo credit: REUTERS/AMMAR AWAD)ByKHALED ABU TOAMEHUpdated:
