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“We have to remember that there are 330,000 Palestinians in east Jerusalem and 99.9 percent of them are not taking part in this violence”, Michaeli said.

The survey conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research found that a slight majority, 51 percent, oppose the two-state solution while 48 percent are in favor.

Gold also cited Hamas and the Islamic movement of Northern Israel as responsible for revving up Palestinians to clash with Israeli police in the religious compound.

There has been growing tension across the West Bank and Jerusalem in recent days due to provocative raids by Jewish fanatics into al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

Just before his visit Netanyahu said, “Europe should support Israel – not pressure Israel, not attack Israel, but support Israel“.

Jordan’s King Abdullah II harshly denounced the Israeli incursions, warning that “continued Israeli provocations in Jerusalem threaten to affect Jordan-Israel relations”.

Obama and Netanyahu talked on phone after the deal was reached, and Obama underscored his administration’s commitment to Israel’s security, saying the deal would not diminish the “concerns regarding Iran’s support for terrorism and threats toward Israel“.

Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said security forces shut the door on protesters inside the mosque in a tactic previously used to restore calm.

She had third-degree burns on 90% of her body caused by the arson attack which was carried out with Molotov cocktails launched against the family home’s bedroom in the village of Duma.

The Israeli police and Palestinians clashed at the holy site in Jerusalem’s Old City, known to Jews as the Temple Mount and known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary.

His resistance and the support he has won are a profound embarrassment for both the Israeli and the Palestinian authorities, who fear that his death could spark wide scale unrest in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, and a mass hunger strike in Israeli jails.

Doctors said on Monday it is unclear whether he has suffered irreversible brain damage.

The Israeli military says its troops shot a Palestinian man who stabbed an Israeli soldier after asking for a glass of water.

In a video released Friday, Allan thanked his Israeli Arab “brothers” for supporting his protest against his administrative detention by Israel.

The Israeli Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended the detention of a critically ill Palestinian inmate whose two-month hunger strike has placed a harsh spotlight on Israel’s legal system.