Affrontements à Jérusalem et en Cisjordanie – mars 2010
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Three people were injured when clashes erupted between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers in the West Bank village of Burin. (March 13). Des affrontements avaient eu lieu dans cette localité le 6 mars2010.
Cisjordanie: heurts entre manifestantes palestiniennes et armée israélienne
AFP
13 mars 2010
KALENDIA — Des heurts ont opposé samedi 200 manifestantes palestiniennes à l’armée israélienne, au barrage militaire de Kalendia, au nord de Jérusalem, en Cisjordanie occupée.
Les manifestantes dénonçaient la poursuite de la colonisation israélienne en Cisjordanie et particulièrement à Jérusalem-est annexée, suite à l’annonce d’un feu vert à la construction de 1.600 logements dans un quartier de colonisation.
Elles ont été dispersées avec des grenades lacrymogènes alors que des pierres et une bouteille incendiaire étaient jetées contre les militaires.
Six manifestants, quatre femmes et deux jeunes hommes, ont été légèrement blessés lors de la manifestation, pour la plupart incommodés par les tirs de grenades lacrymogènes.
Un porte-parole militaire a fait état de quatre arrestations, déclarant à l’AFP que les manifestantes « avaient tenté de forcer le barrage qui a été fermé pour quatre heures suite à ces incidents ».
Ces affrontements se sont produits tandis que l’armée a imposé un bouclage total de la Cisjordanie pour 48 heures, jusqu’à samedi minuit.
L’armée permet cependant le libre passage dans les deux sens entre Israël et la Cisjordanie pour les cas humanitaires, ainsi que pour les représentants d’institutions religieuses et des enseignants.
Jerusalem burns
Palestine Monitor
13 March 2010
Jerusalem burns. Thermometers peaked yesterday around 31 degrees. But Jerusalem is burning not only from the hot Saharan wind, known as the Khamasin, coming in from the desert, but by the rage of its Arab residents over the injustices they face once more. Written by Malika Malini.
Once again, Muslim worshipers aged over 50 were not permitted to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the old city of Jerusalem.
Palestinian men were obliged to pray on stairs in the large square located in front the Damascus gate, the main access to the Muslim quarter. The whole area was severely restricted to Palestinians. Following the imposition of these restrictions, enforced by Israeli authorities, clashes and confrontations were reported between Israeli border police and Palestinians near the entrance of the Mosque.
This attempt to prevent worshippers entering the Temple Mount (Haram al Sharif) area follows a general closure imposed on the West Bank, beginning Friday morning and that will last until Saturday night, completely disrupting the already difficult movement between the Holy City and the West Bank. Over the entire weekend, even Palestinians with legal permits issued by Israeli authorities or holding blue, Jerusalem IDs are not allowed to access Jerusalem.
Further tensions are expected during the following days, leading to further restrictions being imposed on Palestinians. This is due to the next reopening of the Hurva Synagogue, in the Jewish Quarter of the old City. Its re-dedication is scheduled on Monday 15, in the presence of Israeli ministries, members of the Knesset and other dignitaries.
The reconstructed Hurva synagogue, whose name in Hebrew means “ruins”, carries great significance for the Jewish community in the old city. The old synagogue, which was one of the most important place of prayer in Jerusalem, was blown up in 1948 by the Jordan legion.
It is likely the dedication of the Hurva Synagogue will also attract Jewish right-wing activists on the site, provoking another escalation of tensions in and around the old city. Perceived threats to the Haram el Sharif site are realistic. Extremist groups have frequently called for supporters to gather and march on the Al-Aqsa compound, most recently during the Jewish festival of Purim.
Israeli policies have already, irrevocably changed the true character of Jerusalem. Racist policies that allow the eviction of Palestinian families, house demolitions and settlement expansion continue to scar the landscape. A recent report published by Chatham House, a world-leading source of independent analysis, refers to Jerusalem as a city close to a process of ‘Hebronisation’. Another ghost town, sterilized from the Palestinian presence. Meanwhile, Jerusalem burns.
Teens riot in Jerusalem over Temple Mount
UPI.COM
March. 13, 2010
JERUSALEM, March 13 (UPI) — Some Arab teenagers rioted near the Nablus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City Saturday because police limited prayer at the Temple Mount, officials say.
Ynetnews said police stopped the violence, and the few dozen teenagers agreed to pray at a nearby spot.
Also Saturday, a few dozen Palestinians attempted to break through a checkpoint on the West Bank after Israel closed it, the report said.
One of the rioters threw a Molotov cocktail, but no one was injured, and Border Guard officers arrested four people, Ynetnews said
Arabs riot in West Bank, Jerusalem
ynetnews.com
03.13.10
Arab teens riot when prevented access to Temple Mount, Palestinians throw firebomb at checkpoint
A few dozen Arab teens rioted Saturday near Nablus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City due to a police decision to limit prayer at Temple Mount. Police quelled the riots, and the teens agreed to pray at a nearby spot.
In another incident Saturday, a few dozen Palestinians tried to break through the Qalandia checkpoint in the West Bank, probably due to a closure imposed by Israel on the Palestinian territories.
One of the rioters threw a Molotov cocktail, which sparked a fire, but no one was injured. Border Guard officers arrested four participants.
On Friday police deployed 3,000 officers in east Jerusalem in order to prevent rioting. A number of riots took place at checkpoints and various locations throughout the city before Friday’s prayer, but only one officer was injured lightly and not many arrests were made.
Young Palestinians who were blocked from entering the Temple Mount complex tried to break through a police barrier in Ras al-Amud in order to reach the prayer area. Officers at the barrier stopped them, and they threw stones.
In another incident, a young Arab man attacked a police officer near Chain Gate after he was not allowed to enter the Temple Mount because of his age. The officer was not wounded. The young man was arrested.
Heurts entre manifestants et soldats à Jérusalem
NOUVELOBS.COM
13.03.2010
Des Palestiniennes ont contesté, au passage de Qalandiya, la construction, par Israël, de logements à Jérusalem-Est.
Des affrontements ont opposé samedi 13 mars des soldats israéliens à plusieurs dizaines de femmes palestiniennes à un point de passage entre la Cisjordanie et Jérusalem. Cette semaine, le feu vert du ministère israélien de l’Intérieur à la construction de 1.600 logements à Jérusalem-Est a également provoqué la colère des Palestiniens. Les heurts se sont produits à l’occasion d’une manifestation au point de passage de Qalandiya. Les manifestantes ont tenté de forcer le passage en scandant « Jérusalem est arabe, notre capitale éternelle ». Les soldats les ont dispersées à l’aide de grenades lacrymogènes, et de jeunes Palestiniens ont alors jeté des pierres sur les soldats. L’armée israélienne a indiqué que quatre personnes avaient été interpellées, mais qu’aucun blessé n’avait été signalé.
La Cisjordanie bouclée
Vendredi, Israël avait bouclé la Cisjordanie pour empêcher des manifestations palestiniennes dans la Ville Sainte. Les heurts de samedi s’inscrivent dans un climat de tensions grandissantes entre les deux communautés à Jérusalem-Est, annexée en 1967 par Israël, mais revendiquée par les Palestiniens comme la capitale de leur éventuel futur Etat. Plusieurs manifestations ont été organisées au cours des dernières semaines contre la décision de l’Etat hébreu d’inscrire deux sites de Cisjordanie à son patrimoine national.
(Nouvelobs.com avec AP)
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