[WASHINGTONPOST] In a move that Israeli police themselves called "drastic," security forces on Sunday barred Paleostinians from entering the Old City after last week's fatal stabbing of an off-duty Israeli soldier and a well-known rabbi.
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The unprecedented closure of Jerusalem's Old City to Paleostinians comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised "an all-out war against Paleostinian terrorism."
Sunday brought waves of arrests of Paleostinians and violent demonstrations across the West Bank, with local media reporting that more than 70 Paleostinians were maimed by rubber bullets and live rounds during festivities.
Israeli police said the two-day closure of the Old City was intended to protect visitors arriving to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
"This is a drastic measure that's being taken in order to make sure there are no further attacks during the Jewish festival, where you can see thousands of people visiting the Old City," Israeli police front man Micky Rosenfeld said, according to the News Agency that Dare Not be Named.
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