Tension is on the rise in Jerusalem - this article gives a penetrating look at the issues. "Palestinian friends and colleagues told Al-Monitor that they've heard a move is afoot to turn the Temple Mount (Haram al-Sharif) from a Muslim place of prayer into a joint prayer site for believers of both faiths, repeating the transformation that took place at the Tomb of the Patriarchs (al-Ibrahimi Mosque) in Hebron. Their concern is based, among other things, on a series of moves made recently by the Israel police. At the end of June, police issued dozens of Palestinians with restraining orders barring them from the area for four months, claiming the move was needed to prevent “serious damage to persons or property.”
During Ramadan (this year in July), police restricted Friday prayers to those 50 and older."
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