On the temple mount in Jerusalem, have supplied Palestinians clashes with Israeli police. They protested against Jewish visitors and started throwing chairs and stones. Thereupon, the police intervened.

On the temple mount in Jerusalem, it came to violent clashes between Muslims and Israeli police. The riots broke out as police Jewish groups, in spite of the usual Ramadan-lock allowed access to the Plateau of the dome of the rock and the Al-Aqsa mosque on the occasion of the “Jerusalem-Tags”.

In the past 30 years, had denied the authorities of the Jews during the last ten days of the fasting month of Ramadan access to the temple mount. This year, the so-called “Jerusalem day falls for the first time in a Long time” with the memory of the conquest of the Arab old city in the six day war in 1967, by Israeli forces in the Islamic Ramadan.

Muslim worshipers on the temple mount in Jerusalem. This year, Jerusalem day” and the memory of the conquest of the old city in the month of Ramadan, will fall “.

Muslims threw chairs and other objects

Than about 120 Jews in the early hours of the morning, the temple plateau, entered, threw Muslims, chairs, stones and other objects to push them back. Thereupon, the police intervened. You have dispersed the rioters, who had gathered in the mosque, and some of the people arrested, according to a police report.

According to the newspaper “Haaretz”, the security forces also used rubber bullets and other “anxiety-breaking agents”.

the Israeli security forces firing tear gas. According to the police report, the rioters were dispersed, gathered in the Al-Aqsa mosque.

marches of Jewish groups in the direction of the Western wall

The so-called “Jerusalem day” had already begun yesterday, with marches, especially of Jewish children and youth groups through the old town in the direction of the wailing wall. On the retaining wall of the former Jewish temple, the mayor spoke Moshe Lion, a prayer.

For today were expected to be numerous flags and parades along the old city walls and through the old town. It’s tradition in accordance with many Evangelical Christians.

As in past years, many Arab traders closed their shops. Peak is in the evening, again a ceremony at the wailing wall.

The Israeli police has intensified its security measures in and around Jerusalem again after it had come on Friday to bloody attacks in the old city of Jerusalem. There is a resident from the West Bank had violated consecutively for two Jews with knife, bites hard, and had finally been killed by police.

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