Peaceful Demonstrations in East Jerusalem

By Sanaz Meshkinpour

Men line up to pray outside the Old City on Friday, March 19. (Sam Petulla/Journey to Jerusalem)

Produced by Sanaz Meshkinpour, reported by Sanaz Meshkinpour & Omar Kasrawi

As heard on Uptown Radio on March 26, 2010

The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently announced plans to expand a Jewish settlement and reopen a famous synagogue. In response, violent clashes broke out throughout East Jerusalem. To control access to the old city, Israeli police barred Palestinian men from the ancient Al Aqsa mosque and were met with demonstrations. Sanaz Meshkinpour was in East Jerusalem, and she reports from Friday’s noon prayer.

This entry was posted on Friday, March 26th, 2010 at 11:56 pm and is filed under Islam. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.