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| Arab Teens Attack Jewish Youth In Jerusalem's Old City |
| 2014-10-09 |
[IsraelTimes] A group of Arab teenagers in Jerusalem's Old City attacked a Jewish youth Wednesday evening as the Jewish holiday of Sukkot began, and were later enjugged... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not... by police. The youth was unharmed and did not need medical attention, Israel Radio reported. Also Wednesday evening, police arrested two Arab teenagers on suspicion of throwing rocks at a Jewish-owned car near the city's Pisgat Zeev neighborhood. No injuries were reported in the suspected attack. Earlier, police and masked rioters clashed on the Temple Mount, as tensions ramped up ahead of the holiday Rioters were chased by police into the al-Aqsa Mosque, located on the Mount's esplanade, after fighting broke out following the opening of a gate for non-Moslem visitors. Protesters inside the mosque tried to spray flammable liquid out of windows toward officers. They also threw Molotov cocktails from within the mosque for the first time, according to Israel Radio. Four coppers were maimed in the festivities, and 15 arrests were made, according to police. The Paleostinian Ma'an news agency reported dozens of Paleostinians were maimed in the festivities. The agency reported a fire broke out in the mosque after a stun grenade was thrown by coppers. The fighting began when masked youths threw stones, iron bars, cinder blocks and Molotov cocktails at coppers as the Mughrabi Gate opened to non-Moslem visitors earlier in the day. Police chased the demonstrators toward the Al-Aqsa mosque, where they barricaded themselves inside and continued hurling objects in the direction of the police, said police spokeswoman Luba Samri. Samri said the Paleostinians had prepared for the confrontation ahead of time, and had set up obstacles at the holy site to slow down police. She said the Paleostinians threw Molotov cocktails and rocks at police from within the mosque. Police responded with "nonlethal riot control means," Samri said. A radical Islamic holy man in Israel, Raed Salah, had called on Moslems to be present at the mosque Wednesday morning. About 30 young Paleostinians slept the night before at the mosque in preparation for the confrontation, according to Paleostinian eyewitnesses. The skirmish came as Israeli Jews prepared for the holiday of Sukkot, which began Wednesday night. Many Jews have the custom of visiting the Temple Mount on holiday eves, ramping up tensions on the contested site. The Mughrabi Gate has been the site of frequent festivities between Israeli security forces and Moslem worshipers, due to a commonly perceived belief among the local Islamic community of Jewish encroachment onto the Temple Mount. Last month saw violent festivities in and around the Temple Mount compound ahead of the Rosh Hashanah holiday. The festivities came amid an uptick in inter-ethnic violence in Jerusalem over the past several months, with incidents of East Jerusalem rioters hurling stones and Molotov cocktails and using fireworks as a weapon. Police have cracked down on the protests, arresting suspected rioters in overnight sweeps and bolstering their presence in flashpoint areas. Police said Wednesday they had arrested two men in their 20s for throwing stones at passing cars and the Jerusalem light rail. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered police to up patrols in East Jerusalem Tuesday, saying he would not allow riots to become the norm, Israel Radio reported. The Temple Mount, which holds the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque, is considered the third-holiest site in Islam and the holiest site for Jews as it was the location of the two ancient Jewish temples. In September, an addition to the Mughrabi Bridge meant to boost the flow of non-Moslem visitors to the Temple Mount was dismantled after it was deemed "illegal" by Netanyahu. The move, which was praised by Jordan and the Islamic authorities of the site, was seen by some as an attempt to decrease tensions. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #4 "Sorry about yer Mosque. Shouldn'ta stored flammables in there. We couldn't put out the fire with all that rock throwing and shit" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-10-09 20:43 |
| #3 Throwing Molotov cocktails from a 'mosque' and the mosque should lose it's 'holy site' (or perhaps in this case 'unholy site') designation and be subject to search, seizure, vacancy, etc... just like every other building. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2014-10-09 19:45 |
| #2 Wear a mask, spend a year in jail breaking rocks. |
| Posted by: Beldar Sloque3832 2014-10-09 17:07 |
| #1 As usual, making concessions in response to threats of violence only encourages more violence by demonstrating the value of threatening violence. |
| Posted by: djk 2014-10-09 16:43 |