Israeli-Arab Land Day protests, commemorating the confiscation of Arab lands 25 years ago, proceeded quietly this morning. Although Israeli-Arab leaders promised Israeli security leaders that there would be no violence, police continue to be on high alert for feared breakouts of violence - especially following the Moslem prayer services this afternoon. Some Israeli-Arabs are on strike today.
Jewish worshippers at the Western Wall were evacuated from the area for about a half-hour this afternoon, when Moslems threw dozens of rock over the Wall following their Friday prayers on the Temple Mount. Other Moslems rioted at other places around the Temple Mount, and police used force to banish them from the Lions Gate and Via Dolorosa areas. Unrest in the area continues. Arabs in Nazareth stoned the local police station.
In Bethlehem, the army did not allow a group of Israelis to enter Rachel\'s Tomb this morning. A bulletproof bus carrying the group was stopped by the claim, \"Today is Land Day - too dangerous.\" Many of the passengers attempted to make their way to the holy site by foot.
Jewish worshippers at the Western Wall were evacuated from the area for about a half-hour this afternoon, when Moslems threw dozens of rock over the Wall following their Friday prayers on the Temple Mount. Other Moslems rioted at other places around the Temple Mount, and police used force to banish them from the Lions Gate and Via Dolorosa areas. Unrest in the area continues. Arabs in Nazareth stoned the local police station.
In Bethlehem, the army did not allow a group of Israelis to enter Rachel\'s Tomb this morning. A bulletproof bus carrying the group was stopped by the claim, \"Today is Land Day - too dangerous.\" Many of the passengers attempted to make their way to the holy site by foot.