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    Old City cops, J'lem Arabs brace for Friday prayers at Al Aksa
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    Also on Thursday, UN Special Coordinator Robert Serry visited the Temple Mount, at the behest of the Wakf Islamic trust, and issued a statement calling on all sides to take steps toward calming the situation. "Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been very concerned at the recent clashes in Jerusalem, and I have been in contact with all sides in an effort to defuse tensions" Serry's statement read. Full Article at Jerusalem Post
    Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been very concerned at the recent clashes in Jerusalem, and I have been in contact with all sides in an effort to defuse tensions
    SOURCE: Jerusalem Post 2 months ago
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Old City cops, J'lem Arabs brace for Friday prayers at Al Aksa
  1. But the trouble won't be here ... Tomorrow this will be a city full of police and empty of prayers. Police will have the whole area closed off, and if there are 3,000 worshipers, there will be 15,000 police officers. The trouble will start outside [the Old City], in Wadi Joz, in Ras al-Amud, because tha...
    SOURCE: Jerusalem Post 2 months ago
  2. Palestinians in Jerusalem are not interested in a prolonged conflict ... They are more interested in going about their daily lives and making a living.
    SOURCE: Jerusalem Post 2 months ago
  3. Tomorrow there will probably some violence
    SOURCE: Jerusalem Post 2 months ago
  4. The Palestinian people don't even consider the Jews our enemy anymore ... Our enemies are Mahmoud Abbas and his cronies.
    SOURCE: Jerusalem Post 2 months ago
  5. But the best way to deal with these situations is overwhelming force ... Officers everywhere, helicopters in the air. Once you establish that police have been deployed in large numbers and have command of the situation, it dissuades many people from starting problems. This way, you can stop the riots be...
    SOURCE: Jerusalem Post 2 months ago
  6. Outside of the Old City, however, I think there will be some rioting, including rock-throwing and even firebombs ... The fact that many young Muslims will be arriving at the Temple Mount and will be turned away by police will add to this, but police are prepared for such a scenario.
    SOURCE: Jerusalem Post 2 months ago
  7. And the Fatah men who say so are just trying to stir the people up, to make them forget about Goldstone
    SOURCE: Jerusalem Post 2 months ago
  8. We're going to throw everything we can find ... Rocks, stones, whatever we can find. I'm telling you, dirbalak [watch out], be careful if you come around here tomorrow, because if they see a Jew, it could be dangerous.
    SOURCE: Jerusalem Post 2 months ago
  9. This holy city is important to both Israelis and Palestinians, and to people of three great faiths. Incitement from any quarter regarding holy sites, as well as provocative actions in east Jerusalem, do not serve the sanctity of the city or the cause of peace, and must stop.
    SOURCE: Jerusalem Post 2 months ago

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