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| By: israelinsider staff and partners |
| Published: February 11, 2007 |
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Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter blamed the Arab Israeli leadership, which called on the international community to intervene in order to stop the controversial dig, for fueling the recent conflict over construction near the Temple Mount.
"No damage is being caused to the Temple Mount, but some Arab Israeli leaders, including Knesset members, do not know that the Mugrabi Gate is located outside the complex," he said on Sunday.
He added, "The handful Arabs who are rioting in protest of the construction at the Mugrabi Gate in Jerusalem due to false information are trying to drag us into a new confrontation, but there will not be a third initifada," after touring the Old City with Jerusalem Police Chief Ilan Franco.
The construction works at the site resumed Sunday morning after a stormy weekend in which several disturbances were reported in east Jerusalem.
"The Mugrabi Gate was destroyed in a flood and was rebuilt haphazardly -- it cannot remain in this condition," Dichter said.
Ynetnews contributed to this article. |
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