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Fast Forward More Than 100 Injured After Thousands Of Muslim Worshippers Surge Temple Mount
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Thousands of Muslim worshippers surged into Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday and at least 113 were hurt in scuffles with police after Israel lifted security measures imposed at the sacred site in the face of days of violent protests. Chaotic scenes unfolded as Israeli police used stun grenades to try to control…
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Fast Forward Muslims Flock Back To Temple Mount As Crackdown Eases
Thousands of Muslim worshippers rushed to pray at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque in chaotic scenes on Thursday after Israel backed down in the face of 10 days of often-violent unrest and removed security measures it had installed at the sacred site. At least 37 Palestinians were injured as Israeli security forces used sound bombs to control…
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Opinion The Al Aqsa Protests Prove That Palestinian Nonviolence Has Arrived
My dream has always been to see my people in a mass movement of nonviolent resistance. I have spent most of my adult life making this appeal to my fellow Palestinians and building the relationships we need with the international bodies who can help us. And for one of the first times in my life,…
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Fast Forward Amid Temple Mount Clashes, Jewish Activists Dream Of Rebuilt Temple
Amidst protests and violent clashes in Jerusalem over access to the Temple Mount, a Jewish activist group has released a provocative video that depicts a computer-generated image of a rebuilt Jewish Temple looming over the site. The Temple Institute is a prominent organization in what is known as the Temple Mount movement, which is made…
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Fast Forward Israel Police: New Temple Mount Security Cameras Will Respect Public, Privacy
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israel Police said the new security cameras they plan to install at the Temple Mount will retain “full respect for the public and its privacy.” The police released the statement Tuesday after rumors gained traction that the police had plans to install X-ray cameras at the entrances for Muslim worshippers at…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Say Coordination With Israel Still Frozen Over Temple Mount
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said security coordination with Israel will remain frozen despite Israel removing the metal detectors it placed at the entrances for Muslim worshippers to the Temple Mount. Abbas made the announcement on Tuesday hours after the metal detectors and security cameras placed at the holy site less than two…
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Fast Forward Muslim Worshippers Shun Temple Mount Despite Removal Of Metal Detectors
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Metal detectors and security cameras installed at entrances to the Temple Mount for Muslim worshippers were removed hours after the announcement of a Security Cabinet decision to do so. By Tuesday morning the security measures that had been put in place less than two weeks ago were completely removed. The Security Cabinet…
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Fast Forward Israel To Replace Temple Mount Metal Detectors With Less Obtrusive Surveillance
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Tuesday decided to remove metal detectors it had placed at the entrance to a holy site in Jerusalem’s Old City with other, less obtrusive surveillance means, a cabinet statement said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet voted to remove the metal detector gates after a meeting lasting several hours convening for…
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