Conflict on Temple Mount

On Friday a conflict broke out on the Temple Mount.  Aljazeera’s headline read, “Israeli forces storm Al-Aqsa Mosque with tear gas, stun grenades.”  The Jerusalem Post read, “Dozens of Palestinians Riot at Temple Mount Following Friday Prayers.”  Apparently following prayers, a group of individuals began throwing fireworks and stones at the Israeli police, after which the individuals barricade themselves in the Al-Aqsa Mosque.  In a rare move the police then enter the mosque and arrest some of the individuals and attempt to clear the mount, which was shut down for a time and later reopened.