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Clashes at Masjid Al Aqsa |
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Friday, March 05, 2010
Israeli police have entered Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound to disperse Palestinian protesters who they said threw stones at police officers and Jewish worshippers nearby.
Security forces fired tear gas canisters and stun grenades to disperse the demonstrators following Friday prayers.
The Reuters news agency reported that 30 people were injured in the clash.  Israeli police on Masjid Al Aqsa
Shmulik Ben Rubi, a Jerusalem police spokesman, said officers "intervened in the compound after stones were thrown at Jewish worshippers at the Wailing Wall" below.
Najeh Btirat, an official with the Muslim clerical authority that administers the compound, said the clash followed a mosque sermon on the issue.
"The Friday sermon focused on the Islamic sites that are being targeted by Israel and the need to preserve them," he said. About 300 young men threw stones at police after prayers, he said.
'Minimum force' |
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Events Leading up to the Nakba - The Year of 1947 |
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The Year of 1947
January: London Round Table Conference reopens. February: British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin proposes variant of Morrison-Grady federal plan at London Conference and to Jewish Agency. Arab delegates and Jewish Agency reject proposal.
Bevin announces British submission of Palestine problem to United Nations. March: Arab League blames Britain and US for deteriorating situation in Palestine. April: UN General Assembly special session on Palestine problem leads to appointment of eleven-member Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP). June: Stern Gang claims responsibility for letter bombs addressed to leading British government officials in London.  Haganah terrorists expel Palestinian Arabs from Haifa, April 1948. (Agence France Presse)
August: Haganah terrorist attack on Palestinian orange grower's house near Tel Aviv kills twelve occupants including mother and six children. September 8: Publication of UNSCOP report. Majority of members recommend partition and minority recommend federal solution. |
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Virtual Tour of Masjid Al Aqsa |
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We have come across an external website that has virtual 360 degree views of the inside of Masjid Al Aqsa, the Dome of the Rock as well as other parts of the Haram of Masjid Al Aqsa. For those who long to visit Masjid Al Aqsa and have not been able to, this will come as a welcome "journey" insha Allah
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