Israeli police say they raided a courtyard near the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem Sunday to stop stone-throwing Palestinian protesters. Local media reports say about 30 protesters have trapped themselves inside the mosque.Police say there are no injuries, and one arrest has been made.Palestinians have staged violent protests since Israel announced this past week that it has added the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron and Rachel’s Tomb in Bethlehem to its heritage restoration plan.The plan to renovate the holy sites has angered Palestinians, who claim the West Bank as part of a future state and reject any Israeli presence there. The al-Aqsa mosque compound is the third holiest place in Islam, and is claimed by both Arabs and Jews. Judaism’s holiest site, the Western Wall, borders the mosque compound.(VOA)
