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'Gov't Inaction Paved the Way' for Jerusalem Shooting
The Temple Institute has condemned last night's attempted murder of
Yehudah Glick, a former director of the Institute, and said that Israeli
authorities must shoulder their share of the blame for the attack.
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WATCH: Activists try to storm Temple Mount after closure of holy site
Some 30 hard-right and Temple Mount activists assembled outside the
entrance to the Mughrabi Gate which leads to the Temple Mount in the Old
City of Jerusalem on Thursday to demonstrate in solidarity with Rabbi
Yehuda Glick who was shot on Wednesday night.
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Jordan Accuses Israel of 'State Terrorism' over Temple Mount Ban
Jordan on Thursday accused Israel of "state terrorism" after it closed
Jerusalem's Temple Mount to Muslim and Jewish visitors alike, following
the attempted assassination of a prominent Jewish rights activist.
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Knesset Chair Visits Glick: 'Free Prayer on Temple Mount'
Knesset Chairman Yuli Edelstein (Likud) on Thursday went to Shaare
Tzedek hospital in Jerusalem to visit Temple Mount activist Yehuda
Glick, who was put in critical condition by an assassination attempt in
the capital Wednesday night by an Arab terrorist who was later
eliminated.
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Jerusalem holy site closure 'declaration of war' - Abbas
A spokesman for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has described the
closure of a disputed Jerusalem holy site as a "declaration of war".
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Islamic Jihad: Glick incited death of Abu Khdeir; he got what he deserved
The Islamic Jihad said on Thursday that the organization supports the
struggle for Jerusalem, after it was revealed that the suspect in the
shooting of right-wing activist Yehuda Glick was a member of the
organization.
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In past interview, Islamic Jihad shooter 'wished to be a thorn in the throat of Zionists'
Following his release from an Israeli prison two years ago, Moataz
Hejazi, the terrorist suspected of shooting right-wing activist Yehuda
Glick on Wednesday night, gave an interview to Palestinian TV Al Quds
and was quoted as saying "I wish to be a thorn in the throat of the
Zionist plan to Judaize Jerusalem."
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Jewish Agency board of governors feuds with Eckstein
Anger at Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein simmered during the Jewish Agency's
triannual Board of Governors meeting in Ashkelon on Monday.
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Syria IS: Iraqi Peshmerga fighters 'enter Kobane'
Ten Iraqi Kurd Peshmerga fighters have entered the besieged Syrian town
of Kobane on the Turkish border, Syrian opposition activists say.
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Abbas's Fatah Calls for 'Day of Rage' Terrorism
Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction, held
by some as a "moderate" alternative to Hamas, has called for a "day of
rage" on Friday through the official PA news source Wafa.