THE Israeli police came face to face with me today Palestinians located inside Al-Aqsa Mosqueas hundreds of Jews visit the sanctuary before a controversial Jewish parade through the center of the Old City.
THE annual procession to Jerusalem is held to celebrate anniversary of the occupation of the Old City by Israel, in the 1967 war in the Middle East, attracting thousands of Jews to take part in festivities in the city’s narrow cobbled streets.
Palestinian organizations have warned that the parade with flags through the Muslim sector of the city could rekindle the long-running conflict with the Israelis. Tensions have escalated in the city for weeks.
Hours before the anniversary celebrations began, police locked some Palestinians inside a mosque in the Al-Aqsa complex as Jewish visitors arrived for day tours of the same complex, which is respected by both Muslims and Muslims.
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