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Temple News Story 07-08
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Police, rioters clash on Temple Mount Efrat Weiss Police break into the Temple Mount compound using stun grenades after Muslim rioters hurl stones at policemen, Jewish worshipers in protest at digs near al-Aqsa Mosque Police forced their way into the Temple Mount firing stun grenades at Muslim rioters who hurled stones at policemen in protest at renovation work near the complex shortly after Friday prayers ended. Five Arab youths have been arrested outside the Old City, police said, for hurling stones and inciting for violence. A total of 17 arrests have been made. Over 3,000 policemen were deployed in Jerusalem as police raised the level of alert in the capital for fear of riots over digs near the Temple Mount. A number of worshipers who barricaded themselves inside the al-Aqsa Mosque to avoid police arrest were convinced by a number of Arab MKs to vacate peacefully after police officer promised not to arrest them for throwing stones. Police said all forces will leave the Temple Mount complex once the group evacuates the mosque, Islam's third holiest shrine. The Waqf, the religious Muslim endowment that rules the Temple Mount, warned police against storming the mosque to nab the suspects. Hadash MK Mohammad Barakeh demanded that Israel withdraw its "occupation forces" from the Temple Mount and "occupied Jerusalem," describing the police's confrontation with rioters as a deliberate act of aggression. "This government is determined to play with fire that will spill blood ... It is the Palestinians' right to protest at the provocative works near the al-Aqsa Mosque," Barakeh added. Protesters gather outside the Temple Mount (Photo: Haim Tzach) Police said 15 policemen have been lightly injured from stones and Jewish worshipers at the Western Wall plaza were evacuated when violence broke out. An unidentified number of Arabs from east Jerusalem were also injured. Their conditions remain unknown. Police said they regained control of the area but television footage showed a number of men hurling stones at policemen from within the complex. Protests reach Jenin, Tul Karem A group of rioters hurled three Molotov cocktails at a police force stationed at the Old City's Lions' Gate, but no injuries were reported. Over 6,000 Muslim worshipers congregated on the Temple Mount for Friday prayers, which ended shortly before 1 pm. Police limited access to Friday prayers to men over 45 years of age in possession of Israeli IDs. In a further attempt to defuse tensions, the excavations under the Mugrabi Gate were ordered halted Friday and Saturday. Police also raised the level of alert in the Galilee over plans by the Islamic Movement to hold a mass protest against the digs in Nazareth on Friday afternoon. Police chief Moshe Karadi ordered hundreds of policemen from across the country to head to Nazareth in anticipation of possible riots there. The protests reached the West Bank towns of Jenin and Tul Karem where thousands of angry Palestinians thronged the streets shouting slogans against Israel and demanding the renovation work be stopped. Ali Waked contributed to this report |
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