Violent confrontations near Old City, Rachel's Tomb, Qalandiya checkpoint, a day after rioting by Arabs and Jews; US Embassy issues security alert for personnel
Hamas stages rallies across Gaza in support of Palestinians taking part in overnight clashes, calls for armed uprising; security forces on high alert amid running ethnic tensions
Embassy calls on 'responsible voices to end incitement' after violent clashes outside Old City between cops, Palestinians and far-right Jewish mob chanting 'Death to Arabs'
Politicians weigh in on overnight violence around Old City that left over 120 wounded, 50 arrested; security forces on high alert amid running ethnic tensions
The protests were some of the most violent in years, with dozens of Palestinians and cops injured, random attacks on Jews and Palestinians across the city, and mayhem in downtown
Arab counter-protesters also skirmish with police trying to keep groups apart; 78 Palestinians, 1 officer injured as cops use water cannons, stun grenades against rock throwers
Witnesses say Jewish youth sought out Arabs, asking questions to passers-by in order to discern an accent; incident follows several filmed beatings of Haredim by Arabs
Police use water cannons, mounted police to try disperse crowd; clashes enter 5th day with Palestinians angry over restrictions in traditional Ramadan gathering space
After a traumatic year of shuttered mosques and a deserted al-Aqsa, worshipers and vendors were overjoyed to return to routine, though visitor numbers remained far lower than usual
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