Israel shuts Muslim groups over Jerusalem shrine tensions
 

https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/R...-ISLAMISTS.JPGBy Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel shut down three local Islamist groups on Monday, accusing them of stoking tensions at a contested shrine in occupied East Jerusalem that has seen increased visits by Jews. Al Aqsa mosque compound in East Jerusalem is Islam's third-holiest site and the vestige of Judaism's ancient temples. Captured by Israel from Jordan in a 1967 war, it is a focus of Palestinian statehood hopes that Jewish ultra-nationalists oppose. ...




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