La police israélienne avait été déployée en masse pour faire face à tout débordement à Jérusalem-est, où les
tensions politico-religieuses sont vives depuis des semaines. Elle a maintenu l'interdiction d'accès à l'esplanade des Mosquées de Jérusalem, troisième lieu saint de l'islam, aux fidèles
musulmans âgés de moins de 50 ans, ainsi qu'à tous les visiteurs non musulmans.
L'inauguration lundi de la synagogue historique de la Hourva a été perçue comme une provocation par les
Palestiniens. Le mouvement islamiste palestinien Hamas, au pouvoir à Gaza mais qui est très affaibli en Cisjordanie, a appelé à "une journée de la colère" mardi pour dénoncer cette inauguration.
Elle "sera le prélude à la violence, à l'extrémisme et au fanatisme religieux, et cela ne se limite pas aux extrémistes juifs mais inclut des membres du gouvernement israélien", a accusé Hatem
Abdel Qader, le responsable du dossier de Jérusalem au sein du Fatah, le mouvement du président Mahmoud Abbas.
Heurts entre Palestiniens et policiers à Jérusalem par LEXPRESS.fr avec AFP
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Palestinian demonstrators hurl stones at Israeli troops, not seen, in east Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 16, 2010.
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Palestinian demonstrators hurl stones at Israeli troops, not seen, in east Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 16, 2010.
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Palestinian youths throw stones at Israeli soldiers during clashes in the East Jeruslaem neighbourhood of Issawiya Tuesday, March 16, 2010.
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An Israeli border police officer fires tear gas towards Palestinian stone-throwers in East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Issawiya March 16, 2010
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A Palestinian stone-thrower runs through tear gas after a canister was fired by Israeli border police during clashes in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Issawiya March 16, 2010.
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A Palestinian stone-thrower picks up a tear gas canister fired by Israeli border police during clashes in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Issawiya March 16, 2010.
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A Palestinian demonstrator tries to avoid tear gas during clashes with Israeli troops in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiyeh, Tuesday, March 16, 2010.
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Undercover Israeli police officers detain Palestinian demonstrators during clashes in east Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 16, 2010.
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Israeli police officers detain a Palestinian demonstrator during clashes in east Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 16, 2010.
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Palestinians throw stones at Israeli border police during clashes in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Issawiya March 16, 2010
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Israeli border police take position against Palestinian stone-throwers during clashes in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Issawiya March 16, 2010
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Israeli police officers run after a Palestinian demonstrator during clashes in east Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 16, 2010.
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Undercover Israeli police officers detain a Palestinian demonstrators during clashes in east Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 16, 2010.
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An sraeli border police officer fires tear gas towards Palestinian stone-throwers in East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Issawiya March 16, 2010
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