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  • Unrest continues in East Jerusalem

    These unrests have gone on for three days. It is hard to know whether they will get worse.

    Unrest continues for third day in East Jerusalem
    2 hrs ago JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli police on Tuesday arrested Sheikh Raed Salah, leader of the Islamic movement in Israel, in the third consecutive day of unrest in East Jerusalem, police said.

    Salah, an Israeli-Arab and former mayor of the Haifa District city of Umm el-Fahm, was arrested in Wadi Joz in East Jerusalem and was being questioned by police for incitement, Jerusalem police spokesman Shmulik ben Rubi said.

    Tuesday's arrest came amid scattered clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police.

    In Ras El-Amoud in East Jerusalem, Palestinian youths threw stones at security forces who dispersed them. At Qalandia Crossing, youths threw stones at forces who used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse them.

    Also Tuesday, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat accused Israel of provoking tensions in the area. ....

    On Sunday, some 150 Palestinians rioted at one of the city's holiest sites, known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as Haram Al-Sharif.

    The rioting occurred near the site after police closed the area to Muslim worshippers and visitors. Police said they did so to minimize the possibility of violence after calls were issued in Palestinian media to "come and protect the mount."

    Police contained tensions at the site on Monday, when about 30,000 Jews arrived at the Western Wall -- adjacent to the Temple Mount -- for the traditional priestly blessing on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. ....

    Police re-opened the Temple Mount on Monday and Tuesday for Muslim males 50 or older and to Muslim females of any age, but it was closed to tourists. ....

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    These protests are still going on.

    Israel imposes security clampdown on Jerusalem
    Israel mounted its most draconian security operation in Jerusalem's old city for nearly a decade yesterday after senior Palestinian officials appeared to threaten a mass uprising

    9 Oct [Telegraph] Police and protestors clashed in several predominantly Arab suburbs of East Jerusalem but a promised "day of anger" largely failed to materialise as Israeli security forces imposed sweeping restrictions on movement in the city.

    Palestinian men under the age of 50 were prevented from approaching the gates of the old city as a security cordon was thrown up around the al-Aqsa mosque compound, the focus of a fortnight of sporadic violence in the disputed Israeli capital.

    The restrictions were imposed after a call was issued to protect the mosque, regarded as Islam's third holiest site, from an Israeli takeover following claims that "Jewish extremists" had marched into the al-Aqsa compound two weeks ago. Many Palestinians believe there is an Israeli plot to rebuild the Jewish temple, which is thought to have been located on the same spot.

    Thousands of Palestinians were turned away at checkpoints near the old city. Most prayed peacefully on the streets, but some threw stones prompting retaliation from Israeli security forces. ...

    While the issue of protecting the mosque's sanctity has provided the spark for the violence, observers believe that a combination of deeper seated frustrations and political opportunism lies at the heart of the tension.

    The most vocal protestors complained of expanding Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem and claimed that extremist policies once on the Israeli fringe had entered the mainstream since Benjamin Netanyahu became prime minister this year. .... ...
    Last edited by Merlin; 09 Oct 09,, 22:53.

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