Ramadan is meant to be a time of sacrifice that leads to renewal. But as this year’s tense holy month draws to a close, many Palestinians feel a mounting unease.
JERUSALEM — There’s an energy to these Ramadan nights in Jerusalem’s Old City. As the sun sinks and color seeps from the sky, the stream of worshipers quickens, following the bright lanterns that light the way to al-Aqsa.During Islam’s most sacred month, when worshipers fast from sunrise to sunset, there are few places holier than this.
Ramadan is meant to be a time of sacrifice that leads to renewal and strength. But as this year’s holy month draws to a close, many in the Old City couldn’t shake a mounting unease. Recent weeks have seen Israeli police raids on worshipers at al-Aqsa and bursts of retaliatory rocket fire and militant attacks.
In recent years, even displays of devotion at al-Aqsa have been regulated. Israeli authorities have barred worshipers from staying in the mosque overnight — a common practice in Islam, particularly in the final days of Ramadan — citing concerns that worshipers were planning to “riot.”“Ramadan is still Ramadan, but the politics are electrified now,” Sagheer said. Outside, a group of girls tripped past, giggling at a Spanish tour group that was doing its best to move upstream through the crowd.
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