More die as violence and finger-pointing plague Israel, Palestinians

In the Palestinian neighborhood of Isawiyya in East Jerusalem, residents wait to be checked by Israeli police.

The area has been locked down by checkpoints since the middle of last week, when Israeli forces blocked the two routes in and out of the neighborhood with concrete barriers. In recent days, several new roadblocks and checkpoints have been installed in Palestinian sections of Jerusalem.

There have been daily clashes in Isawiyya since October 3, when a 19-year-old from the neighborhood was shot and killed by Israeli authorities after allegedly stabbing a Jewish boy.

Israeli police search young Palestinian men more frequently than any other group. They line up about 20 feet from the checkpoint out of Isawiyya. When called, they step forward, pulling up their shirts and the cuffs of their trousers to show they aren't carrying weapons or explosives. Nearly all of them call home once they've passed the checkpoint, to let loved ones know they're safe.

"We don't feel free at all," said Mousa Omar, a 20-year-old Palestinian from Isawiyya, who works in a supermarket. "We don't feel safe either. We can't go anywhere and they ask us where we go and when we come back. They are putting more pressure on us."

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"Now I have to leave an hour before my work starts to be on time," Omar continued. "I feel humiliated being checked this way. I can't see any end of this situation. It's a war against all Palestinian people in Jerusalem."

"They are uniting us," said Adel Obeid. "Now we all ask about each other. The situation is difficult but we are living under occupation, so it is normal. Being checked, I feel humiliated, but what can we do? It's oppression. What can we do? The (Palestinian Authority) president cannot help us. People are fighting alone."

Source: CNN