Clashes at Al-Aqsa mosque compound
Clashes broke out today around the Al-Aqsa mosque compound as Israeli rightists tried to enter the holy site.
Dozens of Israeli right-wingers raided the compound through the Moroccan gate, and clashes broke out at the Bab al-Hutta gate as Israeli forces escorted rightists into the mosque area.
17 Israelis tried to enter the compound area via Chain Gate, before local Palestinians obstructed them. A group of Israeli rightists and Palestinians began pushing each other, before Israeli forces intervened to protect the Israelis,
An Israeli organization called Temple Mount Organizations published invitations on their Facebook page encouraging Israelis to enter the Al-Aqsa compound for the religious holiday of Shavuot.
The group said that Likud right-winger Moshe Feiglin will attend Shavout celebrations due to be held on the Mount of Olives. Feiglin has in the past proposed that Israel pay Palestinian families to leave the West Bank, and says there is no such thing as the Palestinian people.
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