In front of the cemetery, these moments … the occupation forces attacked and suppressed the people around the Yusufiyah cemetery. pic.twitter.com/7QPvEfQTwL— AlQastal Al Kastal (@AlQastalps) October 29, 2021
Police fired tear gas shells and used rioting methods to disperse the crowd near the cemetery. According to Palestinian reports, the police had arrested at least two Arabs.
Videos shared on social media showed Arabs shouting “Khyber, Khyber Jews, Mohammed’s army will return” at police officers in front of the cemetery. The chant refers to the Battle of Khyber in 628 CE, when Muslims led by Muhammad fought against the Jews there, eventually defeating them and taxing them.
Today’s Events in Yusufiyah Cemetery / Tharid
Khyber, Khyber, Jewish
Muhammad’s army will return
By chanting Jerusalem, meanwhile, in front of the Yusufiya cemetery, soldiers block them from reaching it in the midst of the occupation. pic.twitter.com/4nXP554qdE— سَهَادْ (@itsnotsuhad) October 29, 2021
Arab residents of East Jerusalem claim that gardening work at the site in East Jerusalem is damaging and desecrating the graves of their relatives, while the Israeli Nature and Parks Authority maintains that the graves are illegally placed on public land. but it would still not damage or touch the graves at all during the work being done.