Everything you need to know about tensions at Jerusalem's holiest site

Ir Amim
Date: 
Thursday, July 20, 2017
Source: 
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The catalyst

The current escalation of events at the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif compound (also known as Al Aqsa compound, the Noble Sanctuary, the Esplanade, the compound) began last Friday with a heinous attack that claimed the lives of two Israeli police officers. The three perpetrators, who descended from the compound, fled back to the Mount, where they were shot and killed by security forces. The government then issued orders to close...read more