Analysis: Jerusalem clashes raise fears of wider conflict

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Reuters UK

By Henriette Chacar, Ali Sawafta and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM (Reuters) – One year after events in Jerusalem led to war in Gaza, clashes during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan are raising fears of renewed Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with leaders on both sides warning of possible escalation. At least 152 Palestinians were wounded when Israeli riot police entered the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday to disperse Palestinians who threw firecrackers and stones at them and towards a Jewish prayer area. The Al-Aqsa compound sits on a plateau in East Jerusalem, which Israel captured in the 1967…

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