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Police contain riot at sensitive Jerusalem holy site
Reuters Alertnet ^ | Sept 27, 2009

Posted on 09/27/2009 1:44:40 AM PDT by rdl6989

Israeli police fired stun grenades on Sunday to disperse 150 Palestinians who hurled stones at Jewish worshipers visiting a sensitive religious site in the Old City before the start of the holiest day for Jews.

Two policemen were lightly wounded, a spokesman said, and Palestinian medics said they evacuated a Palestinian man suffering from a head injury. Police restored calm and closed the complex after the incident.

The incident occurred before Yom Kippur in the complex known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as al-Harm al-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary). It houses al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock and overlooks the Western Wall, a Jewish prayer site.

Israel captured the Temple Mount in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed it with the rest of East Jerusalem, in a move not recognised internationally.

Israeli police are on alert in mixed Arab-Jewish cities, including Jerusalem, fearing riots on Yom Kippur when many Jews fast and abstain from driving.

(Excerpt) Read more at alertnet.org ...


TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: israel; jerusalem; oldcity; palestinians; police; templemount; westernwall; yomkippur

1 posted on 09/27/2009 1:44:40 AM PDT by rdl6989
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To: rdl6989

Could someone remind me - they trashed Joseph’s Tomb last year right - it’s basically gone now?


2 posted on 09/27/2009 2:52:09 AM PDT by chuck_the_tv_out ( <<< click my name: now featuring Freeper classifieds)
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To: chuck_the_tv_out

And they trashed, vandalized, and urinated in the church in Bethlehem where Christ was born.


3 posted on 09/27/2009 4:38:54 AM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: SkyPilot

They are ANIMALS......uncivilized human beings.


4 posted on 09/27/2009 4:43:31 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: rdl6989
Israel captured the Temple Mount in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed it with the rest of East Jerusalem, in a move not recognised internationally."

Correction. Israel "regained control" of the Temple Mount a move most Israels could care less about whether or not the international community likes, accepts or "recognizes" or not.

5 posted on 09/27/2009 5:49:53 AM PDT by The Anti-One (So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.)
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most Israels could care less about whether or not the international community likes, accepts or "recognizes" or not

Unfortunately, I don't think you are correct about this.

ML/NJ

6 posted on 09/27/2009 6:58:39 AM PDT by ml/nj
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To: The Anti-One

Isreal cares about what the international community thinks, enough so that they have not razed the Dome of the Rock and started rebuilding their Temple.


7 posted on 09/27/2009 7:34:45 AM PDT by lowflyn (I'm nobody, who are you)
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To: ml/nj
Unfortunately, I don't think you are correct about this.

You may be correct but one thing's certain. God could care less what the international community thinks and with that I am on His side.

8 posted on 09/27/2009 7:39:33 AM PDT by The Anti-One (So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.)
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To: rdl6989

Keep Your Eye on The Prize, Folks.


9 posted on 09/27/2009 7:41:31 AM PDT by bravotu (Have a Nice Day !)
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To: lowflyn
Isreal cares about what the international community thinks, enough so that they have not razed the Dome of the Rock and started rebuilding their Temple.

I know that this is a topic for another thread but let me say this... Israel has not raised the Dome of the Rock because it does not need to be raised in order for the Israelis to rebuild their temple. In fact scripture says (I'm paraphrasing here because I don't feel like looking it up right now; sorry) there will be a wall between the gentiles and the Jews. Here you can read more On The Location of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem.

10 posted on 09/27/2009 7:50:16 AM PDT by The Anti-One (So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.)
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To: The Anti-One

Thanks for the link.

If the third theory is correct, then they can build their temple without disturbing the other sites.

It would still probably start a war, though.


11 posted on 09/27/2009 12:05:44 PM PDT by Daniel II (I'm Jim Thompson, this is my brother Jimmy, and this is my other brother Jimmy)
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fired stun grenades on Sunday to disperse 150 Palestinians who hurled stones at Jewish worshipers

12 posted on 09/27/2009 3:00:46 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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