Clashes break out in West Bank amid high tension in Jerusalem

Palestinians run as Israeli police fire tear gas after Friday prayers in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Wadi al-Joz, July 28, 2017 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Palestinians run as Israeli police fire tear gas after Friday prayers in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Wadi al-Joz, July 28, 2017 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Authorities restrict Temple Mount prayer to men over 50 and women; worshipers pray in the street instead

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Israel’s antiquities chief compares UNESCO to Islamic State

A March 31, 2016 picture shows the remains of the Temple of Bel's "Cella" in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, which was blown up by Islamic State jihadists. (AFP/Joseph Eid)

A March 31, 2016 picture shows the remains of the Temple of Bel’s “Cella” in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, which was blown up by Islamic State jihadists. (AFP/Joseph Eid)

UN cultural body’s resolution on Jerusalem akin to jihadist group’s destruction of Palmyra, says Yisrael Hasson

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UNESCO to vote on text describing Temple Mt, Western Wall as Muslim holy sites

An aerial view of the Temple Mount as seen on March 1, 2013. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

An aerial view of the Temple Mount as seen on March 1, 2013. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

In letter ahead of debate, US legislators urge agency to reject resolution, slam ‘obsessive hostility towards Israel’

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PA demands full Muslim oversight over Jewish visitors to Temple Mount

Thousands of Palestinians pray outside Al-Aqsa Mosque, atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, on the Muslim holiday of Eid Al Adha in October 2014. (Photo credit: Sliman Khader/FLASH90)

Thousands of Palestinians pray outside Al-Aqsa Mosque, atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City, on the Muslim holiday of Eid Al Adha in October 2014. (Photo credit: Sliman Khader/FLASH90)

Officials warn that Abbas will sever security coordination with IDF if demand not met; Netanyahu has vowed no concessions to Palestinian terror

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Erdan: Rioters have turned Temple Mount into ‘warehouse of terror’

Minister of Internal Security Gilad Erdan during a visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, July 31, 2015 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Minister of Internal Security Gilad Erdan during a visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, July 31, 2015 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Knesset committee okays call-up of police reservists to bolster security in capital; Palestinian arrested for throwing rocks at cops

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Fresh clashes at Temple Mount after day of violence

Palestinians shout in front of Israeli security forces who block a road leading to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City on September 13, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI)

Palestinians shout in front of Israeli security forces who block a road leading to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City on September 13, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI)

Police say three arrested Monday morning, following operation that led to discovery of pipe bombs at the site

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Abbas: We won’t let Israeli extremists ‘contaminate’ Temple Mount; warns of global ‘religious war’

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas visits the grave of his predecessor Yasser Arafat during a ceremony to mark the tenth anniversary of Arafat's death, November 11, 2014, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Photo credit: Issam Rimawi /POOL/ Flash90)

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas visits the grave of his predecessor Yasser Arafat during a ceremony to mark the tenth anniversary of Arafat’s death, November 11, 2014, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Photo credit: Issam Rimawi /POOL/ Flash90)

PA president says Palestinians want all the Jerusalem, West Bank territory captured in 1967; al-Aqsa rioters have ‘right to defend themselves’; slams Hamas for ‘destroying’ unity

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Watch: Police reopen Temple Mount after clashes with Palestinian rioters

Rioting on the Temple Mount

Rioting on the Temple Mount (archive photo, 2012) Photo by AP

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PM blames Abbas for inciting shooting of Jewish activist

Israeli security forces clash with Palestinian youths in East Jerusalem on October 30, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/AHMAD GHARABLI)

Israeli security forces clash with Palestinian youths in East Jerusalem on October 30, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/AHMAD GHARABLI)

Police Commissioner Yohanan Danino tells officers that ‘long arm’ of law will reach all terrorists

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