Tag: Haram al-Sharif

Clashes as Palestinians end boycott of Jerusalem holy site

by Shatha Yaish and Joe Dyke Agence France-Presse JERUSALEM, Undefined  – Clashes erupted between Israeli police and Palestinians at a sensitive Jerusalem  site Thursday as thousands of Muslim worshippers entered to end a boycott of the compound over new Israeli security measures. An AFP correspondent witnessed the clashes break out shortly after the worshippers entered. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported around 100 people wounded both inside the Haram al-Sharif compound, known to Jews as the […]