JERUSALEM
(JTA) — Five Palestinians were arrested [February 18, 2019] during clashes with police over an
area of the Temple Mount that has been closed off for 15 years.
Police
closed and locked the Golden Gate, or the Gate of Mercy, the only eastern gate
to the Temple Mount, on Thursday after worshippers gathered in the Bab al-Rahma
structure that has been closed since 2003 because police determined that the
Islamic heritage organization that had operated out of the building was
associated with Hamas.
On
Monday morning, dozens of worshippers attempted to force their way through the
gate, leading to clashes with police.
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The Mercy Gate (Golden Gate) that faces east toward Mt. Olives. I took this picture in the Summer of 2017. When I visited it, this gate was locked from the inside (LFL). |
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Picture looking from Temple Mount facing north taken near the Mercy Gate, Summer 2018 (LFL). |
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One of the many olive trees on the Temple Mount. This one was near the Mercy Gate, Summer 2018 (LFL). |
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