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Total closure of West Bank extended – linked to security for re-opening of synagogue in East Jerusalem’s Old City

This is from the Jerusalem Post: “Following a weekend of sporadic clashes between Arab youths and security forces in and around the capital, Jerusalem police chief Cmdr. Aharon Franco decided to extend heightened security measures put into place in the Old City and east Jerusalem for an additional day. Franco’s decision, made following [...]
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It’s Friday, there are demonstrations — and a surprise TOTAL CLOSURE of the West Bank

It was a lovely, sunny, warm spring-like morning in Ramallah. It was Friday — the day off work, the day of the Friday prayer for Muslims, who would prefer to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of East Jerusalem, if they could…if they could get a permit. Friday is also the day of [...]
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It’s Friday, there are demonstrations — and a surprise TOTAL CLOSURE of the West Bank

It was a lovely, sunny, warm spring-like morning in Ramallah. It was Friday — the day off work, the day of the Friday prayer for Muslims, who would prefer to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of East Jerusalem, if they could…if they could get a permit. Friday is also the day of [...]
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