No one was injured in the incident in the Silwan neighborhood late on Monday, which saw a gang of Palestinians firing flares and throwing petrol bombs at the building, a police statement said.
No serious damage was caused and no arrests were made.
The building was one of two structures, housing 10 apartments, which were taken over by Jewish settlers before dawn on Monday, sparking fierce local opposition.
Silwan is a densely populated Palestinian neighborhood that flanks the southern walls of Jerusalem's Old City and has been the scene of frequent clashes involving a small group of hardcore settlers, the Israeli police and young, stone-throwing locals.
Clashes erupted three weeks ago when settlers moved into more than 25 apartments in the area that they had purchased.
Ateret Cohanim, an Israeli organization aiming to increase the Jewish presence in East Jerusalem, said the acquisitions would double the number of Jews living in that part of Silwan, known in Hebrew as Kfar Shiloach.
- The group claims that particular area was inhabited by Jews from Yemen in the late 19th century.
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Israel's "illegal" settlement activity in occupied East Jerusalem is threatening the prospects of a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the U.N. secretary-general said Tuesday....
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He said that Israeli occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem are among the underlying causes of the conflict and that there is no hope for long-term stability without addressing it............http://www.aa.com.tr/en/news/408188--un-chief-rebukes-israel-over-east-jerusalem-land-grab
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