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Jerusalem
09 February 2007
There were violent clashes Friday at Jerusalem's Dome1 of the Rock between Israeli security forces and Muslim worshippers angered over a controversial Israeli archeological dig at the base of the complex. VOA's Jim Teeple has details.
An Israeli police officer, right, calls for reinforcements during clashes with Palestinian stone throwers in the narrow alleyways of east Jerusalem's Old City, 9 Feb 2007 |
Stun2 grenades and tear gas scattered3 hundreds of protesters in and around the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's old city.
Tensions have been building all week ever since bulldozers began removing tons of debris4 from the base of a wooden pedestrian ramp5 that runs from the base of the Wailing6 Wall up to the compound of the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosques8.
Islamic clerical authorities say the excavation9 work will destroy an old walkway to the mosques which they say belongs to the Islamic authorities who run the mosques - and could damage the structure of the al-Aqsa mosque7 itself - one of Islam's holiest shrines10. Israeli archeological authorities say all they want to do is replace the walkway and there is no danger of any damage to the Islamic sites.
Following Friday prayers Israeli security forces firing tear gas and stun grenades entered the large compound known as Haram al-Sharif to Muslims and the Temple Mount to Jews to disperse11 hundreds of protesters. Mohammed Saleh who had gone to the al-Aqsa mosque for Friday prayers says tensions are high over the excavation work.
"I do not think the soldiers had any excuse to shoot the people after the prayers," he said. "It is very difficult times and this is very sensitive to Moslems around the world - especially those making their prayers today. So this is aggravation13 this is provocation14 you know. "
About 150 protesters barricaded15 themselves inside the al-Aqsa mosque for nearly two hours before dispersing16.
Mickey Rosenfeld a spokesman for Israel's police says security forces only entered the compound after disturbances17 broke out. He says at no time did they enter either of the two mosques.
"Police reacted quickly and carefully with a minimum about of force, only using their batons18 as well as stun grenades in order to disperse rioters," he said. "As far as we are concerned, police quickly took control of the situation inside Temple Mount as well."
Clashes between Israeli police and young Arab protesters broke out in other locations in East Jerusalem, the Moslem12 half of the city that Israel seized from Jordan in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. There were also scattered clashes Friday in a number of locations in the West Bank.
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n.圆屋顶,拱顶 | |
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vt.打昏,使昏迷,使震惊,使惊叹 | |
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adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
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4 debris | |
n.瓦砾堆,废墟,碎片 | |
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5 ramp | |
n.暴怒,斜坡,坡道;vi.作恐吓姿势,暴怒,加速;vt.加速 | |
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6 wailing | |
v.哭叫,哀号( wail的现在分词 );沱 | |
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7 mosque | |
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8 mosques | |
清真寺; 伊斯兰教寺院,清真寺; 清真寺,伊斯兰教寺院( mosque的名词复数 ) | |
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n.挖掘,发掘;被挖掘之地 | |
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圣地,圣坛,神圣场所( shrine的名词复数 ) | |
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11 disperse | |
vi.使分散;使消失;vt.分散;驱散 | |
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n.回教徒,穆罕默德信徒;adj.回教徒的,回教的 | |
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13 aggravation | |
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14 provocation | |
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15 barricaded | |
设路障于,以障碍物阻塞( barricade的过去式和过去分词 ); 设路障[防御工事]保卫或固守 | |
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16 dispersing | |
adj. 分散的 动词disperse的现在分词形式 | |
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n.骚乱( disturbance的名词复数 );打扰;困扰;障碍 | |
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n.(警察武器)警棍( baton的名词复数 );(乐队指挥用的)指挥棒;接力棒 | |
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