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| 2015-09-19 | |
| [Ynet] Pinpoint festivities and security briefings mark the end of Friday prayers in Jerusalem, following a week riddled with violent incidents and festivities between Paleostinian protesters and police. One Paleostinian was moderately-seriously maimed by gunfire Friday afternoon while an Israel police soldier was moderately maimed by a Molotov cocktail and another two were lightly maimed during festivities that erupted in East Jerusalem's Jabel Mukaber neighborhood. Two Paleostinian teens were consequently jugged Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! in Jabel Mukaber, accused of throwing stones at security forces. The incident came after the relatively peaceful conclusion of Friday prayers on the Temple Mount that Israeli authorities feared would turn violent. Five thousand coppers were deployed in the area and age restrictions were placed on Moslem worshipers entering the mount. The turmoil in and around Al-Aqsa mosque in the past week, as well as intelligence indicating that Arab youths intend to disturb the peace, led Jerusalem's chief of police, Maj. Gen. Moshe Edri, to order the reinforcement. Additional pinpoint festivities broke out in the neighborhood of Abu Tor, where masked youths threw rocks at border policeman earlier in the afternoon, as well as the Kalandiya checkpoint, masked youths and police traded volleys of rocks and riot control measures. Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason,, for its part, also held its own solidarity rallies throughout the Gazoo Strip, with a huge showing at the central gathering in the town of Khan Younis. Protests in support of the "resistance" broke out in neighboring Jordan as well.
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan visited the Western Wall Friday after a security briefing with police officials. "Thousands of coppers have been deployed in Jerusalem since the morning hours in order to guarantee the public's safety," the minister said. "The police presence is felt, and we will do all that is within our power in order to maintain the quiet. The police will use all measures necessary against those who disturb the peace," Erdan said. The Knesset's Security and Foreign Affairs Committee also held a special meeting Friday, and authorized the military to draft reserves border coppers as a solution to the deteriorating security situation in Jerusalem. The head of the committee, MK Tzachi Hanegbi (Likud) said, "The border coppers have a rich and successful history in dealing with violent enemy actions. The deployment of border police companies to Jerusalem will help quickly restore order." Police were put on high alert after a series of violent incidents on Thursday. | |
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