News Exercise #107

1 In The scene at the mosque when the reporter is explaining, what is the function of the police there?
2 Did you notice something she said didn’t match with what we saw?
3 What is the official Israeli position on this situation?
4 What is the official Palestinian position?
5 How do ‘normal’ Palestinians and Israelis feel?

Answers:
1 In The scene at the mosque when the reporter is explaining, what is the function of the police there?
They are there to restrict access to the mosque.
2 Did you notice something she said didn’t match with what we saw?
She said only men over aged 45 and women have access, but as she spoke a teenage boy entered.
3 What is the official Israeli position on this situation?
They are blaming the Palestinian leadership for exploiting the tensions there to incite violence.
4 What is the official Palestinian position?
They say that it is Israeli policies that are to blame.
5 How do ‘normal’ Palestinians and Israelis feel?
They feel that these attacks could escalate and spiral out of control.