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Originally Posted by _Q_
So this latest conflict started with Hamas spontaneously launching rockets at Israel, not when Palestinians were removed from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah?
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Well we must have read different news sources, as that is not the reason for the rocket fire. There's Hamas' ultimatum about releasing all the rioters that were jailed in the conflicts. It was also about leaving Al Aqsa and Sheikh Jarrah. The ruling about those 8 homes being evicted was ruled long before the current round of riots has started. This round of riots did happen between protestors and police in the neighborhood, but it has a lot to do with Ramadan and general frustrations.
Now I have no idea why the court decided to evict those families, but people get screwed over by the justice system all the time... They get screwed over by it everywhere. They don't start a war because of it. What's the line people love to use? It's not the best justice system but it's the best we got. Now for me it was simply a convenient excuse to stay relevant. It was also a good excuse for Hamas to distract from the cancellation of the parliamentary elections for the first time.