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Jordan's King Abdullah II on Friday condemned what =
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called Israel's "violations" against protestors at =
Jerusalem's=20
Temple Mount compound, and warned such practices would =
only=20
enhance violence and place "obstacles" in the path of =
peace.=20
"Jordan will push ahead with Arab and Islamic =
contacts as=20
well as on the international level to ensure that =
Israel halts=20
such deeds, which only lead to the expansion of the =
violence=20
cycle and places obstacles versus efforts aimed at=20
re-launching the peace process," Abdullah told =
Palestinian=20
Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in a telephone =
conversation,=20
a royal court statement said.=20
"The King expressed concerns over the dangerous =
Israeli=20
escalation against the Islamic holy places and =
rejected all=20
pretexts cited by Israel as a cover-up for its =
violations of=20
al-Aksa Mosque," it added.=20
Abdullah's comments came after some 300 Muslim =
worshippers=20
who had barricaded themselves inside al-Aksa Mosque =
amid=20
violent scenes on Jerusalem's Temple Mount left the =
holy site=20
on Friday afternoon.=20
Fifteen policemen were wounded in fierce clashes =
with=20
Muslim worshippers who attacked police with Molotov =
cocktails,=20
rocks and glass bottles on and around the Mount, while =
the=20
Western Wall was evacuated to ensure the safety of =
Jewish=20
worshippers.=20
Editorial: Bridge over troubled=20
waters Opinion: Intimidation tactics Hundreds were protesting against the restricted =
access to=20
Friday afternoon prayers at al-Aksa Mosque imposed by =
Israel=20
amid fears of unrest over the excavation work near the =
Temple=20
Mount.=20
Some 200 policemen streamed onto the Temple Mount =
compound=20
to try to quell the violence, police spokesman Micky =
Rosenfeld=20
said.=20
Police fired stun grenades and 17 arrests were =
made. 18=20
Muslim rioters were wounded in the scuffles.=20
Rosenfeld told reporters Friday that 200 police =
entered the=20
mosque compound Friday but denies allegations that =
they=20
entered the mosque itself while prayers were going on. =
Rosenfeld claims that police only reacted when, at end =
of=20
prayers, they were confronted by a bombardment of =
stones by=20
youth.=20
He added that the violence was incited during the =
afternoon=20
prayers and that up to 150 youth were inside the =
mosque. There=20
was a dialogue, he said, between Jerusalem District =
Police and=20
the representatives of the Muslim community that aided =
in=20
eventually dispersing the Muslim youth.=20
Rosenfeld claimed that police only used batons and=20
stun-grenades to disperse protesters and denies the =
use of=20
rubber bullets in the clashes.=20
Arabs protests also took place in the West Bank =
towns of=20
Tulkarm and Jenin and at the Kalandiya border =
crossing, as=20
well as in the Israeli-Arab town of Nazareth in =
northern=20
Israel. By Friday evening protests in Nazareth came to =
an end.=20
Meanwhile, in an interview with Israel Radio on =
Friday=20
morning, archaeologist Meir Ben Dov, who headed =
previous=20
excavation work at the Temple Mount site, said there =
was no=20
need for the renovations to be carried out at the =
Mughrabi=20
Gate and that the planned bridge was not required.=20
Ben Dov added that the excavations near the Temple =
Mount=20
were illegal and that Israel had not received the =
required=20
permits.=20
Also on Friday morning, Arab countries appealed to =
the=20
United Nations Security Council to put a stop to the=20
excavation work.=20
Representatives of the countries called on UN=20
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to conduct a debate on =
the issue=20
next week, Israel Radio reported.
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