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A pro-Palestinian protestor escorted by police
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Pro-Palestinian protestors clash with police at Jerusalem Old City gate

Clashes break out between pro-Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces as Israeli demonstrators march through the Old City of Jerusalem to mark the 50th anniversary of the city's reunification under Israeli sovereignty, which the protestors consider an occupation.

Clashes have broken out between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces as Israeli demonstrators march through the Old City of Jerusalem to mark the 50th anniversary of city's eastern half with its western half under Israeli sovereignty, which the protestors consider an occupation.

 

 

Several dozen young Israeli men, some holding Israeli flags, were marching through the Old City's Damascus Gate on their way to the Western Wall on Wednesday when they encountered a group of Palestinian protesters.

 

A pro-Palestinian protestor escorted by police (Photo: AFP)
A pro-Palestinian protestor escorted by police (Photo: AFP)


 

Pro-Palestinian protestors lock arms and chant (Photo: AFP)
Pro-Palestinian protestors lock arms and chant (Photo: AFP)


Israeli forces moved in, and clashes ensued with the Palestinian protesters. No injuries were reported.


Right-wing protestors perform a dance of flags with in front of Damascus Gate (Photo: AFP)
Right-wing protestors perform a dance of flags with in front of Damascus Gate (Photo: AFP)

Photo: AP
Photo: AP

 

Israeli forces moved in, and clashes ensued with the Palestinian protesters. No injuries were reported.

 

Pro-Palestinian protestor being evacuated by police (Photo: AFP)
Pro-Palestinian protestor being evacuated by police (Photo: AFP)

 

Photo: AFP
Photo: AFP

 

Earlier Wednesday, police arrested two Islamic Waqf guards who allegedly assaulted a group of Israelis who entered a contested Jerusalem shrine. The site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, is holy to both faiths.

 


פרסום ראשון: 05.24.17, 17:47
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