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Israelis, Palestinians Clash at Jerusalem's Holiest Site

Sharon's 2000 visit to contested shrine sparked years of violence

Posted Oct 25, 09 11:36 AM CDT|

(AP) – Israeli forces stormed Jerusalem's holiest shrine today, firing stun grenades to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing Palestinian protesters in a fresh eruption of violence in the country's most volatile spot. A wall of Israeli riot police behind plexiglass shields sent many protesters—overwhelmingly young men—running for cover into the black-domed al-Aqsa mosque.

After several rounds of clashes, dozens of protesters were still holed up inside the mosque at midafternoon, occasionally opening shuttered doors to throw objects at police. The Israeli forces did not enter the building and police said they had no plans to do so. There were no serious injuries. A visit in 2000 by Ariel Sharon, then an Israeli opposition leader, ignited deadly clashes that engulfed Israel and the Palestinian territories for several years.

Masked Palestinian youths throw stones at Israeli policemen, not seen, during clashes in the Arab neighborhood of Ras Al Amud in east Jerusalem, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. (Ariel Schalit)

Israeli policemen detain a Palestinian youth during clashes in the Arab neighborhood of Ras Al Amud in east Jerusalem, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. (Ariel Schalit)

A Palestinian man tries to extinguish a fire erupted during clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police, not seen, in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. (SEBASTIAN SCHEINER)

Palestinian youths hurl stones during clashes with Israeli police, not seen, in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. Israeli forces stormed the Jerusalem's holiest shrine, known to Jews as the... (SEBASTIAN SCHEINER)

Palestinians hurl stones in clashes in Jerusalem, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. Israeli forces stormed Jerusalem's holiest shrine, known to Jews as Temple Mount and Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary. (SEBASTIAN SCHEINER)

A Palestinian man tries to extinguish a fire which erupted during clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police, not seen, in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. (SEBASTIAN SCHEINER)

Palestinian youth hold stones during clashes with Israeli police, not seen, in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. (SEBASTIAN SCHEINER)

A Palestinian youth hides, right, as he hurls stone at Israeli policemen, background left, in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. (SEBASTIAN SCHEINER)

Masked Palestinians youths, one holding a stone, during clashes in the Arab neighborhood of Ras Al Hamud in east Jerusalem, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. (Ariel Schalit)

Israeli policemen detain a Palestinian youth during clashes in the Arab neighborhood of Ras Al Hamud in east Jerusalem, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. (Ariel Schalit)

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Stuart
Oct 25, 09 12:09 PM CDT

Israel guarantees the rights of all to pray and worship while Palestinians repeatedly attack Jews and Christians. Jewish holy sites in the West Bank have been desecrated and destroyed while mosques remain open for services as long as Palestinians don't attack others. So lets divide the city and turn it into Sarajevo complete with snipers alley. Reply

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Sphinx
Oct 25, 09 12:49 PM CDT

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emptycalm
Oct 25, 09 1:02 PM CDT

And israel uses chemical weapons and artillery on civilians. Great. We have decided they both are in the wrong. What now?

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RockyPneumonia
Oct 25, 09 1:43 PM CDT

Correction, emptycalm: Israel attacks terrorists and their leaders who cynically hide amongst their own civilian population, leaving Israel with the choice of incurring civilian deaths or allowing the murders of their own civilians to continue unchallenged.

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IllinoisBoy_IN_LA
Oct 25, 09 12:31 PM CDT

The Palestinian children are taught to hate Isrealis. In their teens they throw rocks, later pick up AK-47's. It is a vicious cycle with no end. UNTIL the parents stop teaching hatred, the Palestinians will continue to reap what they sow. Reply

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cedarkey
Oct 25, 09 12:55 PM CDT

Agreed. And it's a shame the move-on.org types side with the palestinian terrorists only because the U.S. supports Israel the only free society in the middle east. What the U.S. is for move-on.org is against. What the U.S. is against move-on.org is for.

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Sphinx
Oct 25, 09 3:33 PM CDT

cedarkey - Free society implies that they have democratic elections, which they don't. Arab Israelis are denied representation.

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Stuart
Oct 25, 09 3:44 PM CDT

From where do you invent your lies Sphinx? Over 1 million Israeli Arabs have full voting rights in Israel. Israeli Arab women have more political freedoms than they do anywhere else in the Middle East. When you need lies to sell your side, its obvious you have no legitimacy

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RockyPneumonia
Oct 25, 09 4:16 PM CDT

Those Arabs who chose to stay and help build the new country in 1948 have been full citizens ever since, and several have served in the Knesset. As you said, Sphinx, it's a free society.

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johntitor
Oct 25, 09 12:37 PM CDT

Sorry guys but its not just that clear cut. Im afraid the "bad guys" are on both sides. Violence begets violence and locking a population into a small tract of land is just going to breed more. Reply

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whitwoo
Oct 25, 09 1:01 PM CDT

Agree. This conflict goes way deeper. There is not an easy solution. Controlling a population by limiting their movement and freedoms (i.e. check points, resettlement in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, etc.) is certainly not the answer. On the other hand, throwing rocks and resorting to violence is certainly not the answer either.

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RockyPneumonia
Oct 25, 09 1:45 PM CDT

True, whitwoo, but controlling terrorists by limiting their access to their targets of choice is the responsible move. If they'd only wear uniforms and carry ID cards differentiating themselves from non-combatant civilians, it would be easier, but then they wouldn't get to hypocritically use their people's suffering as a propaganda tool.

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johntitor
Oct 25, 09 3:59 PM CDT

Umm I believe that falls in the category of common knowledge. And yes it IS what we're doing in Afghanistan and Iraq. Im sorry but do you honestly think Anti-American sentiment comes from them hating our "freedoms?" Killing has never been the answer (our first choice historically). Connectivity is.

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Pragmaticrealism
Oct 25, 09 2:53 PM CDT

Violence begets violence begets violence. We should not take sides in this conflict. Reply

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RockyPneumonia
Oct 25, 09 3:10 PM CDT

The terrorists' stated goal is to destroy Israel and kill every Israeli. The Israelis' goal is to not be destroyed and murdered. the only way to be even-handed is to advocate killing half the Israelis. It's easy to say, "don't take sides". That's the lazy way out -- it allows one to feel good about oneself without having to actually become familiar with the history. The sad truth is that if the terrorists stopped firing rockets at Israeli cities and setting off bombs in Israeli pizza parlors, Israel would stop retaliating (because there would be nothing for which to retaliate), bit if Israel unilaterally stopped retaliating for attacks on its citizens, the terrorist attacks would continue.

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Sphinx
Oct 25, 09 3:31 PM CDT

Rocky - You cannot simplify things to "terrorists attack, Israel retaliates." The conflict has been going on too long; both sides attack and retaliate against each other. And if you think Israel doesn't provoke Palestinians, look no further to the separation wall taking up Palestinian farmers' land and splitting families up, or the blockade on Gaza which has done nothing for Israeli security. Not all provocations are with weapons.

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Stuart
Oct 25, 09 3:47 PM CDT

The blockade of Gaza stopped 100% of the suicide bombers entering Israel from Gaza. Operation Cast Lead has resulted in the number of missiles fired from Gaza into Israel decreasing from 2-3 per day to 2-3 per month. Again with the lies? If your point is valid why can't you use the truth?

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Stuart
Oct 25, 09 3:48 PM CDT

And shooting missiles at civillian cities is not a 'provocation'. It is a Crime Against Humanity.

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RockyPneumonia
Oct 25, 09 3:52 PM CDT

Sphinx, it's been going on since before 1948, seven Arab countries invaded the new State of Israel. At that point, all the Palestinians had to do in order to get their second state was...nothing. But you don't have to go that far back. It's actually very easy to track. Anti-Israel propaganda to the contrary, Israel does not take unprovoked action (although the news media are better about reporting Israeli retaliations than they are about reporting Palestinian attacks). I guarantee you that if you read a report of an Israeli action, you can, if you look, see that it's a reaction to a Palestinian provocation.

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RockyPneumonia
Oct 25, 09 3:53 PM CDT

" look no further to the separation wall" Yes. And where the wall has been completed, there are no terrorist attacks. You've proved my point. It's not reasonable to expect the Israelis not to take action to protect their civilians.

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johntitor
Oct 25, 09 4:09 PM CDT

First of all go and look up the definition of terrorist. Secondly go crack a history book. In the first Arab-Israeli war (1948) BOTH sides were consulted and led by ex ww2 British officers. BOTH sides used ex American and British ww2 planes, tanks, and guns. ( I need not cite, theres tons of pictures as evidence) These "terrorists" (and Israelis) have grown up their whole lives being hand fed hatred(often both sides with good reason). What can you tell me about the Warsaw ghetto? Ive always loved the irony.

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RockyPneumonia
Oct 25, 09 4:20 PM CDT

Who the commanders were is irrelevant, johntitor; what's relevant is how the war started -- with 7 Arab countries invading the new state.

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johntitor
Oct 25, 09 4:10 PM CDT

Yeah, the Berlin wall worked the same way.......?! Yes that will fix the problem lets just make them both go sit in their corners. How bout some social theory? Connectivity. Reply

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RockyPneumonia
Oct 25, 09 4:22 PM CDT

The Berlin Wall was built in order to keep people in. The fence in Israel is being built to keep terrorists out. If they'd stop killing Israelis, the fence would go away.

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Spudsy
Oct 25, 09 6:42 PM CDT

And there are those who think we need more religion in our country. Behold the end result of countries that base their policies on ancient books of superstition. Reply

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Pragmaticrealism
Oct 25, 09 8:37 PM CDT

Books of superstition and veiled hatred of others.

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Spudsy
Oct 25, 09 10:46 PM CDT

Hatred of others is what those books teach.

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RockyPneumonia
Oct 25, 09 11:06 PM CDT

Again, blaming it entirely on religion is the easy out -- and as we learned over the past eight years (except for those of us who already knew it) the easy choice is rarely the correct choice. It's much more complicated than that. Reply

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shank1977
Oct 26, 09 1:56 AM CDT

why do so many have a problem with israel...we all the time see how the palestinians are always sending rockets over into israel killing there people for no reason then when israel finally gets mad an strikes back you see all the palestinians crying an moaning about it an even alot over here feel sorry for them...i say what a damn bunch of bitchs cant take what they dish out.. they lucky its not me ..if i ran israel an they sent a rocket over an killed my people for no reason id send a message to the world... the palestinians would be flattened...besides they dont belong there anyway Reply

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DarkFrancis
Oct 26, 09 6:26 AM CDT

They're both fantastic and respectful and neither side has ever done anything reprehensible. Reply

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luvroks
Oct 26, 09 7:20 AM CDT

You can always tell the haters on here..."its that guy" no " its this guy".......I got news for both sides. Neither the Palestinians or Israelis are innocent in this conflict. But say what you want, Israel has always had the backing of the United States, no matter the atrocities they inflict on civilians. And Israel has the military might and hardware to inflict FAR MORE damage as do the rock throwing Palestinians. Both sides need to think in terms of "How can we live together" Reply

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RockyPneumonia
Oct 26, 09 8:25 AM CDT

Except, luvrocks, sometimes it really is "taht guy". If the Palestinians unilaterally stopped murdering Israelis, there would be peace in almost no time at all. In 1948, all the Palestinians had to do in order to get their second homeland was...nothing. Since then, there has not been a moment when their odds of getting that second homeland would not have been better if they had stopped murdering Israelis, and there has not been a moment when their odds were not worse than they'd been the moment before.

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sailor86
Oct 26, 09 10:56 AM CDT

A ridiculous cycle. Who started it? Who ended it? It goes on and on.... Reply

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RockyPneumonia
Oct 26, 09 10:58 AM CDT

Again, the easy way out. In May of 1948, seven Arab countries invaded Israel.

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