JERUSALEM: Israeli security forces and Palestinian worshippers clashed at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Sunday (Aug 11) as overlapping ...
JERUSALEM: Israeli security forces and Palestinian worshippers clashed at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Sunday as overlapping Jewish and Muslim holidays led to tensions there, wounding dozens of Palestinians and four police.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he decided in advance"in consultation with all the security bodies" to allow Jewish entry. "It's our mosque, it's our Eid," said Assisa Abu Sneineh, 32, adding she was there when the clashes erupted.Some 1,300 Jews visited the site on Sunday, according to the Muslim Waqf organisation, which administers the holy compound.
Yehuda Glick, a former Israeli parliament member and a prominent campaigner for greater Jewish access to the site, accused Palestinian worshippers of provoking the clashes. Sunday's incidents come only weeks ahead of Israel's September 17 elections, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is widely seen as wanting to maintain calm.
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