Israeli forces have stepped up their arrests of Palestinians during this week’s uncharacteristically wintry weather in and around Jerusalem, local detainee affairs experts have told The New Arab. Fifty-four Palestinians have been arrested inJerusalem in the past three days, said Ameen Shouman, head of the Palestinian higher commission for prisoners and detainees affairs. Amjad Abu Asab, a spokesperson for the detainees’ families committee in Jerusalem, told The New Arab that “the arrests happened in several locations across Jerusalem, mostly of Palestinians who gathered to play with snow.” You…