Israel

June 2005 | Risk Summary

On June 6, the day when Israelis celebrate the capture of East Jerusalem from Jordan in 1967, Palestinians threw stones at Israelis who entered a contested Jerusalem site which is holy to both Jews and Muslims. The site, known as the Temple Mount to Jews or the Haram al-Sharif to Muslims, is a key area of dispute and Ariel Sharon's visit there in 2000 is seen as the trigger for the most recent Palestinian intifada. Tensions over the area have been running high of late, as far-right Israeli groups have organised rallies there, while Palestinians and Arab Israelis have said

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