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Clashes erupt at Mideast shrine: Controversial excavation at Jerusalem site sparks violent protest, fears of wider unrest.
Byline: Joel Greenberg
Feb. 10--JERUSALEM -- Israeli riot police hurling stun grenades fought crowds of stone-throwing Palestinians outside Al Aqsa Mosque, Islam's third-holiest shrine, Friday in a clash triggered by Israeli excavations near the site that have drawn sharp condemnations across the Arab world.
The confrontation after Friday prayers, beamed live across the Middle East by satellite news channels, ended with no serious injuries, but it raised concerns that the protests could spread to the West Bank and Gaza Strip and inflame religious passions throughout the region.
The Israeli excavation, in preparation for construction of a new approach ramp for visitors to the hilltop compound known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary…
- Jerusalem Mufti says Israel seeking to manage Al-Aqsa Mosque.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire August 30, 2002 700+ words
...Palestinian homeland and Al-Aqsa Mosque's preacher, has stated that...Jerusalem sanctuary enclosing Al-Aqsa Mosque]. The mufti of Palestine...Marwani has caused cracks in the western wall of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and accused Islamic Awqaf...
- Israeli Islamic group views plans on "large" synagogue near Al-Aqsa Mosque.
- Newspaper article from: BBC Monitoring International Reports September 22, 2008 700+ words
...To Open Big Synagogue Near Aqsa Mosque"] Occupied Jerusalem...synagogue 50 meters away from the Aqsa Mosque built on Islamically-endowed...beneath the Buraq wall along the western wall of the Aqsa Mosque, the foundation added. It...
- Arab League denounces Israeli dig at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
- Newspaper article from: BBC Monitoring International Reports February 6, 2007 700+ words
...Magharba Gate, which is considered part of the Western Wall of Al-Aqsa Mosque. Al-Magharba Gate is one of the relics of...and halt the heinous Israeli aggression on Al-Aqsa Mosque. Source: MENA news agency, Cairo, in English...
- Israel denies building Synagogue under Al-Aqsa Mosque.
- Newspaper article from: BBC Monitoring International Reports January 3, 2006 700+ words
...Israel was building a synagogue in the Western Wall tunnels, less than 100m from the Al-Aqsa mosque. Speaking on the afternoon newsreel...that nature are being conducted in the Western Wall tunnels. [passage omitted] Source...
- Benedict first pope to visit disputed site at Al Aqsa mosque.
- News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. May 12, 2009 700+ words
...disputed site at Al Aqsa mosque Harinder Mishra Jerusalem...disputed shrine in the Al Aqsa mosque, sacred to both Islam...the Rock inside the Al Aqsa mosque compound, where the...heaven and the adjacent western wall, the last remnant of...
- Jordanian experts fix bulge in wall at Jerusalem's Al Aqsa mosque.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire January 19, 2004 700+ words
...of Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque compound to fix a bulge...140,000). The Al Aqsa Mosque compound, known to...around the corner at the western wall. The bulge in the wall...Reconstruction of Al Aqsa Mosque Committee would next...
- Jordan plans to build a fifth minaret in Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire September 21, 2004 700+ words
...fifth minaret at the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, and the...the eastern wall of Al Aqsa Mosque because there is no...declined comment. The Al Aqsa Mosque compound, known to...around the corner at the western wall. Israel captured eastern...
- Palestinian envoy warns of US-Israeli "scheme" to destroy Al-Aqsa Mosque.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire October 7, 2002 700+ words
...to tear down the Al-Aqsa Mosque and that the new scheme...pointed out that the western wall of the mosque was damaged...restoration work in the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Palestinian diplomat...of Ramadan, if the western wall is not repaired, according...
- Israeli police storm Al Aqsa mosque compound.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire February 27, 2004 700+ words
...Israeli border police stormed the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old...before calm was restored. The Al-Aqsa mosque compound is the third most sacred...disputed by Jews. The Wailing or Western Wall is the only surviving remnant...
- Architect says eastern wall of Al Aqsa mosque is stable despite holes found...
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire June 11, 2004 700+ words
...eastern wall of Jerusalem's Al Aqsa mosque is stable despite the many small...is nothing dangerous." The Al Aqsa Mosque compound, known to Jews as the...pray around the corner at the western wall. In January, Jordanian experts...
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