Police were on high alert following a volatile week in Jerusalem, in which a suspected Palestinian terrorist crashed his car into a light rail station on Wednesday, killing a baby and wounding seven others. Earlier in the week, dozens of Israeli settlers moved into the predominantly Arab neighborhood of Silwan.
Police had said they would limit entry to the Temple Mount compound to men above age 40 and women, after receiving information that Palestinian youths would cause disturbances and unrest.
[haaretz.com]
24/10/14
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday sent an "urgent letter" to the US Administration concerning the situation in east Jerusalem...
ReplyDeleteIn his letter, Abbas urged the US Administration to intervene quickly to "stop Israeli escalation in east Jerusalem, especially raids by settlers and extremists into the Aqsa Mosque," according to a statement released by the PA president's office in Ramallah.
Abbas warned that Israel's measures in the city would lead to a "wider explosion" that would be impossible to control.
Abbas also held the Israeli government responsible for the "dangerous escalation" and claimed that it was seeking to divide prayer times inside the Temple Mount between Muslims and Jews.
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Abbas-sends-urgent-letter-to-US-concerning-east-Jerusalem-situation-379890
26/10/14