thank you, rushdi abu — hamas. -- senior leaders. thank you, rushdi abu aloufut the holy month of ramadan amid growing anger over the threat of eviction for palestinians in eastjerusalem living outside the old city's walls. 0ur correspondent caroline hawley looks at what has sparked the worst violence in the region for years. a city of ancient, sacred sites, a flashpoint. jerusalem is the centre of the israeli—palestinian conflict and it has always had the capacity to spark violence. and, so, with depressing familiarity, it has yet again. so what is behind this latest escalation? tension has been mounting for weeks. one big grievance for the palestinians was the threat that dozens of families would be evicted from their homes in an area just outside the old city in favour ofjewish settlers. there have also been clashes between israeli police and palestinians angry about restrictions on them gathering at the entrance to the old city at sunset. and, then, on the last weekend of ramadan came clashes at al—aqsa mosque, where israeli security forces said palestinian