Police bar non-Muslims from Temple Mount

Israeli police bar all non-Muslims from entering a sensitive Jerusalem site during a major Muslim holiday.

Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says police decided to allow unrestricted Muslim prayer at the Temple Mount compound for the Eid al-Adha celebrations, and to bar all others from entering.

— AP

Muslims pray on the Temple Mount at the end of the holy month of Ramadan, July 28, 2014. (Sliman Khader/Flash90)
Muslims pray on the Temple Mount at the end of the holy month of Ramadan, July 28, 2014. (Sliman Khader/Flash90)

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