ARABS-ISRAEL - July 29 - Clashes In Jerusalem.
About 15 Israeli officers and more than 30 Palestinians are
injured, none critically, after Palestinians on Al Aqsa compound hurled
stones at Jews praying below, sending Jewish worshippers fleeing from
the Western Wall. (The attack comes on Jewish Tisha B'Av Noun 1. Tisha b'Av - (Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem
Fast of Ab, Fast of Av, Ninth of Ab, Ninth of Av, Tisha b'Ab, Tishah b'Ab, Tishah b'Av , a day
when Jews traditionally gather at the plateau, referred to by them and
many Christians as the Temple Mount and known to Muslims as the Noble
Sanctuary, to mourn the destruction of two ancient temples. Thousands of
Jews flocked to the wall overnight and during the day. Among them there
were 40 members of the Temple Mount Faithful group that tries to lay
claim to the plateau and pave the way for a third Jewish temple Jewish temple: - Jewish temple or The Jewish Temple, may refer to the original two ancient Jewish Temples in Jerusalem. The first one was destroyed by the ancient Babylonians in 586 BCE, and the second was destroyed by Rome in 70 CE.
to
supplant the mosques that have been here for centuries. The Faithful
gathered beneath the Moghrabi Gate, chanting nationalist slogans, and
their leader, Gershon Salomon, denounced PM Sharon as "a wimp"
who caved in to Arab pressure. In that atmosphere, a clash seemed
inevitable. It came at midday with a shower of stones on worshipping
Jews, thrown by young Muslims Young Muslims is an Islamic organization aimed at Muslim Youth between the ages of 14-25 in North America. They have a presence in both Canada and the United States. Young Muslims has two major branches, one for each gender, called Young Muslim Brothers, and Young Muslim Sisters. above). Hundreds of Israeli police
officers rushed into Al Aqsa compound firing stun grenades and tear gas tear gas, gas that causes temporary blindness through the excessive flow of tears resulting from irritation of the eyes. The gas is used in chemical warfare and as a means for dispersing mobs. in brief skirmishes with young Palestinians. Some Palestinians said the
officers also fired rubber bullets, but the police officials denied it.
Jerusalem police chief Mickey Levy told Army Radio: "We used only
clubs and stun grenades. The Palestinians were just looking for Looking for
In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. an
excuse for a party". By contrast, Arab League Arab League, popular name for the League of Arab States, formed in 1945 in an attempt to give political expression to the Arab nations. Sec.-Gen. Amr Moussa
later blamed the Israelis, calling the police action "serious"
and saying that showed Israel's "bad intentions".
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