Praying on Temple Mount, Muslims & Christians Clash in Old City
“No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders, but you will call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.” (Isaiah 60:18)
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Israeli Police arrest a Palestinian protester as Jewish teens celebrate Jerusalem Day at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City, on May 17, 2015. (Photo: Nati Shohat/Flash90)
The Old City of Jerusalem erupted in various spates of violence over the last two days as Muslims clashed with Jews and Christians.
On Monday, Israeli police arrested six Palestinian Muslims and six Jews after a confrontation on the Temple Mount.
“The Palestinians were arrested while trying to prevent Jews from entering the Temple Mount,” police spokeswoman Luba Samri explained.
Four Jews were arrested after being caught praying and two others for “causing disturbances.”
The site of frequent tension, Jews are forbidden from praying of carrying out any religious act by the Muslim Waqf, who controls the site, and enforced Israeli police. It has become common for Jews to be attacked and harassed by Muslims while on the Mount.
Despite a court ruling that Jews are allowed to pray on Judaism’s most holy city, Israeli police have ignored the ruling.
In a separate incident on Sunday, one man was lightly injured during a massive street fight between Muslims and Christian Arabs in the Old City, The Jerusalem Post reported.
The fight, which took place in the Christian Quarter on Sunday afternoon, involved at least 30 people.
“Police units responded quickly to prevent larger incidents from taking place,” explained Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld. “It was a local matter and did not extend beyond the two groups.”
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