Washington – Kerry: US ‘Extremely Concerned’ With Tensions Across Jerusalem

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    A Palestinian protester fires a homemade weapon towards Israeli security forces during clashes in east Jerusalem October 30, 2014.   REUTERS/Ammar AwadWashington – As fears mount over a third Palestinian uprising, the State Department demanded the reopening of the Aksa Mosque on Thursday, shut after the shooting of prominent right-wing rabbi Yehuda Glick.

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    It is “absolutely critical” the Israeli government and Palestinian authority do everything in their power to quell violence in Jerusalem, the State Department warned on Thursday.

    State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Israel “must reopen” the Temple Mount to Muslim worshippers. It has infuriated the city’s Muslim community.

    For years, Glick has advocated for prayer rights on the holy site to be extended to Jews.

    The mosque, one of the holiest across the Islamic world, was closed for the first time since 1967.

    The US is “extremely concerned with escalating tensions across Jerusalem,” Psaki noted, as politically-charged violence continues to plague the city.

    Content is provided courtesy of the Jerusalem Post


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    Geulah
    Geulah
    9 years ago

    Mr. Kerry and the dubiously connected and uninformed State Department should start putting usurping Palestinians before the legitimate State of Israel in their speeches.

    concerned
    concerned
    9 years ago

    Mr. Kerry,
    How about telling the same thing to the Arabs! Let Jews got there too without fear of arrest.

    OyGevald
    OyGevald
    9 years ago

    Lets call it like it is! Its “buisness as usual”.
    The concern should be only to the fact that Hamas & Abbas have begged for a ceasfire just weeks ago. Now they’re on to their next campaign against Israel.
    Dear White House, please be so kind as to make a public call to Israel to defend its citizens however they seem necessary so as to show the rest of the Mid East that the DEMOCRACY you preach and Israel practices won’t be a sacrifice .
    Then again, what can you expect from President B. Hussein O.???

    BarryLS1
    BarryLS1
    9 years ago

    It’s interesting that they are always “concerned” about a situation after they added fuel to the fire. Next time, they should mind their own business. Everything they touch leads to disaster.