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Building bridges, normally a positive act, is cause for protest and violence in Jerusalem.(Brief article)

National Review

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Building bridges, normally a positive act, is cause for protest and violence in Jerusalem. In early February, the Israel Antiquities Authority set about building a bridge to the Temple Mount to replace a walkway that had been damaged by snow in 2004. The Temple Mount is a contentious place, home to the ruins of the second Jewish Temple, the holiest site in Judaism, as well as the al-Aqsa mosque, the third-holiest site in Islam. Palestinian Muslim leaders ...

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