Muslims pray outside Jerusalem holy compound in protest at Israeli security measures
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903834
Muslims pray outside Jerusalem holy compound in protest at Israeli security measures
- Title: Muslims pray outside Jerusalem holy compound in protest at Israeli security measures
- Date: 23rd July 2017
- Summary: JERUSALEM (JULY 23, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF MUSLIMS PRAYING IN STREET CAMERAMEN/MORE OF PRAYERS ISRAELI SECURITY PERSONNEL STANDING NEAR GATE VARIOUS OF SECURITY PERSONNEL NEAR METAL DETECTORS SECURITY CAMERA SAID BY A REUTERS WITNESS TO HAVE BEEN INSTALLED OVERNIGHT MUSLIMS WALKING VARIOUS OF ISRAELI SECURITY PERSONNEL
- Embargoed: 6th August 2017 12:52
- Keywords: Israel Palestinians Al-Aqsa-Temple Mount compound Jerusalem prayers metal detectors
- Location: JERUSALEM
- City: JERUSALEM
- Country: Israel
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
- Reuters ID: LVA0016QXSBWN
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Israel will not remove metal detectors whose installation outside a major Jerusalem mosque has triggered the bloodiest confrontations with the Palestinians in years, but could eventually reduce their use, Israeli officials said on Sunday (July 23).
With Israeli generals warning the violence may spiral, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is eyeing alternatives to the walk-through gates that were placed at entrances to al Aqsa mosque compound after two policemen were shot dead there on July 14.
But the rightist Netanyahu government is wary of being seen to capitulate to Palestinian pressure at the site, which Jews revere as the vestige of their two ancient temples and which was among East Jerusalem areas Israel captured in a 1967 war and annexed as its capital in a move not recognised internationally.
Incensed at what they perceive as a violation of delicate decades-old access arrangements at Islam's third-holiest site, many Palestinians have refused to go through the metal detectors, holding street prayers and often violent protests. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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