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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
On the west side of theSheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in Occupied East Jerusalem, Mohammed Abu Hummus walked up a hill carrying two plastic chairs and a table. The Palestinian activist placed the furniture on top of the hill overlooking the makeshift office of far-right Israeli member of Knesset (MK), Itamar Ben-Gvir. Abu Hummus arranged a transparent vase stuffed with artificial, highlighter-yellow tulips on the table, and with that final element, his office was opened. In less than five minutes, Israeli police removed the table and chairs and argued with Abu Hummus in Hebrew that he could only …