UAE condemns 'right-wing extremist groups' for violence in Jerusalem

The Emirati statement referred only to Jewish groups in "occupied" east Jerusalem in a relatively rare public criticism of its new Israeli ally.
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Israeli security forces gather on a street during clashes with Palestinian youth in the center of the occupied West Bank town of Hebron on April 25, 2021. - HAZEM BADER/AFP via Getty Images
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The United Arab Emirates criticized Israel yesterday over the ongoing unrest in Jerusalem.

The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs “expressed concern over the acts of violence committed by right-wing extremist groups in the occupied east Jerusalem which have resulted in injuries among civilians,” the official Emirati News Agency reported on Sunday.

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