Tensions are escalating in Israel and the Occupied Territories as the Israeli government continues to defy calls for a settlement freeze on Palestinian land. On Tuesday, hundreds of Palestinians held protests across East Jerusalem in a “day of rage” against Israeli settlement expansion. Palestinian youths set tires and garbage ablaze. Israeli police fired tear gas and rubber bullets, leaving at least ten Palestinians seriously wounded. Sixty Palestinians were also arrested. Dina Zibat, a Palestinian student protester, urged world support for the Palestinian struggle.

Dina Zibat: “There are things happening here that are against humanity and shouldn’t happen, and each one should come and do something about it.”