It was supposed to be a week of celebrations as Jews, Muslims and Christians in the Holy Land all marked their holidays at the same time. But in Jerusalem, and particularly on the sensitive Temple Mount / Al-Aqsa compound, the biggest story in recent days has been the outbreak of violent clashes between Palestinians and the Israeli police. 

Nir Hasson, Haaretz's Jerusalem correspondent, and our senior analyst Anshel Pfeffer, join the podcast to explain what's behind this wave of violence and why, despite the fears that it will deteriorate into an all-out war, both Hamas and Israel will likely try to avoid that scenario. Nir also describes what most Jerusalemites really think about the headlines, while Anshel discusses the political effect of these events, and the likelihood of this crisis bringing down Naftali Bennett's government.

It was supposed to be a week of celebrations as Jews, Muslims and Christians in the Holy Land all marked&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-while-violence-rages-jerusalem-embraces-world-s-three-abrahamic-religions-1.10748558" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-while-violence-rages-jerusalem-embraces-world-s-three-abrahamic-religions-1.10748558">their holidays</a>&nbsp;at the same time. But in Jerusalem, and particularly on the sensitive Temple Mount / Al-Aqsa compound, the biggest story in recent days has been the outbreak of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/nine-wounded-in-clashes-between-police-and-palestinians-at-al-aqsa-mosque-1.10756233" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/nine-wounded-in-clashes-between-police-and-palestinians-at-al-aqsa-mosque-1.10756233">violent clashes</a>&nbsp;between Palestinians and the Israeli police.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-al-aqsa-won-t-become-a-synagogue-there-are-real-reasons-to-fight-the-occupation-1.10755396" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-al-aqsa-won-t-become-a-synagogue-there-are-real-reasons-to-fight-the-occupation-1.10755396">Nir Hasson</a>, Haaretz's Jerusalem correspondent, and our senior analyst&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-for-israeli-and-palestinian-extremists-jerusalem-s-holiest-site-is-just-an-excuse-1.10753701" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-for-israeli-and-palestinian-extremists-jerusalem-s-holiest-site-is-just-an-excuse-1.10753701">Anshel Pfeffer</a>, join the podcast to explain what's behind this wave of violence and why, despite the fears that it will deteriorate into an all-out war, both Hamas and Israel will likely try to avoid that scenario. Nir also describes what most Jerusalemites really think about the headlines, while Anshel discusses the political effect of these events, and the likelihood of this crisis bringing down&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-how-a-sandwich-and-the-netanyahu-cult-could-bring-down-israel-s-government-1.10728152" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-how-a-sandwich-and-the-netanyahu-cult-could-bring-down-israel-s-government-1.10728152">Naftali Bennett's</a>&nbsp;government.

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

Your audio guide to Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.

Haaretz Podcast

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer. 

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

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