Jerusalem: Tensions And Rituals In A Divided City

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 27: A police vehicle drives by the "separation barrier" or "security fence" is viewed in East Jerusalem on November 27, 2014 in Jerusalem, Israel. Upon completion, the total length of the controversial wall will be approximately 700 kilometers (430Êmi) and include on the western side approximately 9.4% of the West Bank and 23,000 Palestinians. The barrier was completed in 2003 after the seceon Paletinian intifada and has drastically reduced the number of suicide bombings. Nine Israelis have been killed in a series of stabbings, shootings and hit-and-run attacks in Jerusalem over the past month, unsettling the ancient city of Jerusalem where Jews, Christians and Muslims have lived side by side for thousands of years. The tension and violence on the streets of the city is threatening to further isolate communities and to encourage extremist politicians to exploit the situation. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)