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An enraged Palestinian street. Protesters
clash with the full might of the Israeli |
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police, out on full force and in peak
alert. |
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In locations around the occupied west
bank including here in the Qalandiya |
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checkpoint, Israeli police and border
guards fire tear gas, |
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stun grenades and rubber coated steel
bullets at Palestinian protesters who |
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were hurling back stones. Tensions
mounting as Palestinians feel their |
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sacred sites are under threat. |
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This is the 5th day of continued closures
in the occupied West Bank including in |
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East Jerusalem. Frustration here on the
ground is rising |
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as Muslims feel that their presence is
being diminished by an Israeli state that |
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keeps restricting their access to the
most holy of sites. |
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The Haram Al Sharif, which houses the
Al-Aqsa mosque, |
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of 50 from entering there since Friday. |
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Officials from the Palestinian authority
called on all Palestinian s to go and |
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defend it. |
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They believe that after the reopening of
the controversial Hurva synagogue in |
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Jerusalem’s old city, |
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Orthodox Jews will once again try to lay
claim to the Haram Al Sharif, which they |
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call the Temple Mount. |
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“The Palestinians were not armed, nobody
is armed, and even the most non violent, |
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peaceful protesters encountered Israeli
attacks and violence.” |
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In Gaza too, solidarity rallies were
called across the strip. Hamas leaders |
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called on Arab states to help defend
Jerusalem. |
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“We are with you and God willing we will
support you. We will never give up on |
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you. We will not lower our voices. We
will not go back on our positions. We |
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will not leave our positions.” |
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Mount itself is closed to visitors,
closed to tourists. And absolutely quiet |
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in and around the other areas of East
Jerusalem.” |
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While the clashes may be sporadic, there
are fears that with continued Israeli |
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closures the situation will get worse. |
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Similar religious tensions in East
Jerusalem sparked the last Palestinian |
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uprising. |
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With the peace process at a stalemate and
deteriorating conditions on the ground |
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for Palestinians here, the days ahead
could be crucial. |
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Sherine Tadros, Al Jazeera, occupied East
Jerusalem. |