Recent al-Aqsa clashes are a result of Israel’s long-standing plans to expand control over Jerusalem.

Nur Arafeh is a Palestine-based Policy Fellow of Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network.
Recent al-Aqsa clashes are a result of Israel’s long-standing plans to expand control over Jerusalem.

Israel has used the last 50 years of occupation to shape the Palestinian economy to suit its own interests.
