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
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. ....
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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