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Jerusalem Unrest Propelled by Palestinian Teens
(Washington Post) William Booth and Ruth Eglash - The 2014 Palestinian uprising in Jerusalem involves mostly teenagers. Israeli police and military intelligence officers say the Jerusalem violence involves not tens of thousands of teens, but hundreds, here and there, in five or six Palestinian neighborhoods around the city. Israel's police commissioner, Inspector General Yohanan Danino, said: "We are starting to use intelligence information to get to those who are disturbing the peace, but really, in the end, they are sending small children - 12, 13 years old...and with children we can't really do anything to them." Israel Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said, "We are trying to tell their parents, 'Please, don't let your son get a criminal record.'" Asked why they are clashing with Israelis, the teens shout that they are defending al-Aqsa mosque.