Israel increases police presence

The Israeli police presence in east Jerusalem was raised yesterday and Palestinian access to the city's holiest site strictly limited over fears of possible unrest.
By The Newsroom
Published 19th Mar 2010, 20:37 BST
Updated 19th Mar 2010, 20:37 BST

Israel also barred nearly all West Bank Palestinians from entering the city.

Heightened tensions have come after Palestinians and police clashed repeatedly this week in east Jerusalem. The violence coincided with a US-Israeli diplomatic feud.

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On Thursday, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu called US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton with a proposal to defuse the crisis, over Israeli plans to build 1,600 flats in east Jerusalem.

Meanwhile the Quartet of Middle East mediators called on Israel to freeze all settlement activities.

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