By Luke Baker JERUSALEM (Reuters) -
Israeli police on Thursday shot dead a 32-year-old
Palestinian man
suspected of having tried hours earlier to
kill a far-right
Jewish activist, leading to fierce
Clashes in East Jerusalem and fears of a new
Palestinian uprising. The Al-Aqsa compound, or Temple Mount, which is a central cause of the latest violence, was closed to all visitors as a security precaution. It was the first full closure of the site, venerated by both Jews and Muslims, in 14 years
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas de**unced
Israeli actions as "tantamount to a declaration of war". ...
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