Palestinians clash with police in Jerusalem in Al-Aqsa mosque dispute

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Source: The Guardian

Palestinians clash with police in Jerusalem in Al-Aqsa mosque dispute

Kate Shuttleworth in East Jerusalem
Sunday 13 September 2015 11.17 BST

Clashes have broken out between Palestinians and Israeli police in Jerusalem’s Old City at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound before the start of the Jewish new year.

Tensions have been running high after two Muslim civilian groups who patrol the Al-Aqsa compound were banned last week by Israel’s defense minister, Moshe Yaalon.

Palestinian witnesses said police had entered the mosque, Islam’s third-holiest site, firing rubber-coated steel bullets and stun grenades and injuring several worshippers. “They were chasing us with (stun) grenades and it’s been like that since the morning,” one Muslim worshipper, Khadijeh Khweis told Agence France-Presse.

Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said forces entered the compound at 6.45am after being told Palestinians planned to attack visiting Jews, who revere the site they call Temple Mount.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/13/palestinians-clash-police-jerusalem-al-aqsa-mosque

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1. Police find pipe bombs on Temple Mount during clash

Israeli police on Sunday discovered pipe bombs during what they said was a preemptive operation at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Temple Mount, prompting one senior minister to warn that Israel would review measures at the site, which is holy to both Jew and Muslims.

The Palestinian Authority, Jordan and Egypt condemned the Israeli government for the incident. Police said it approached the compound to prevent an attempt to disrupt Jewish visits to the site.

Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan warned that the discovery of the pipe bombs “forces us to reconsider the arrangements for the Temple Mount.

“It is unacceptable that Muslim rioters who barricaded themselves during the night on the Temple Mount can, at will, turn this holy site into a battlefield, including throwing stones, shooting firecrackers directly at security forces, and even bringing explosive devices into the area of the mount,” he said.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/police-find-pipe-bombs-on-temple-mount-during-clash/

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2. Very telling that they'd leave that part out.

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3. Meant for terrorism on Rosh Hashana?

That would have been horrific and also set off major Israeli operations. Someone bad is involved here. Good job Israeli security preventing that.