Will Israel heritage sites spark next Palestinian intifada?Background here.
The declaration of two biblical tombs in the West Bank as Israel heritage sites last week sparked clashes. Though Monday was quiet, some fear a new Palestinian intifada in response.
By Josh Mitnick Correspondent / March 1, 2010 (CSM)
Tel Aviv
Amid spreading Palestinian protests against Israel's decision to declare shrines in two West Bank cities as Israel heritage sites, the Palestinian cabinet held a solidarity meeting Monday in the city of Hebron near one of the sites while some here worried about a new Palestinian intifada.
Clashes on the Temple Mount plaza in Jerusalem's Old City Sunday capped a week of violence since the declaration of Hebron's Tomb of the Patriarchs and Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem as official Israel heritage locations.
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Tuesday, March 02, 2010
CSM: Will Israel heritage sites spark next Palestinian intifada?
HOPE NOT: