Thousands rally in solidarity with Jerusalem in Khan Younis

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GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Thousands of Palestinians affiliated to the Islamic Jihad movement marched in the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip in solidarity with Jerusalem on Friday.

Islamic Jihad leader Khalid al-Batsh said that the "Palestinian intifada in Jerusalem is ongoing," adding that "one of the results of what Mutaz Hijazi and Ibrahim al-Akkari gave is that Israeli is not sending tourists to visit Jerusalem."

Mutaz Hijazi and Ibrahim al-Akkari are two Palestinians who in recent weeks drove their cars into crowds of Israelis at light rail stops in Jerusalem, killing three, including a policeman.

The incidents have come amid rising anger and tensions in Jerusalem over an Israeli offensive on Gaza that left nearly 2,200 dead over summer as well as an arrest campaign in the city itself that left hundreds of Hamas-related individuals in prison.

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1. Thousands march in Jordan calling to end Israel-Jordan peace treaty

Jordan recalled its ambassador from Israel on Wednesday - the first time it has taken such action since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1994.

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi Nov. 7, 2014 |

REUTERS - Several thousand protesters took to the streets of Jordanian cities on Friday, calling on the government to scrap its peace deal with Israel following escalating violence at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

"Death to Israel," crowds chanted in several cities, with activists demanding that Israel's embassy in Amman be closed.

"Why are you keeping the embassy of the Jews? It should be demolished with everyone in it," Sheikh Hamam, head of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood party, said in central Amman.

Jordan recalled its ambassador from Israel on Wednesday -- the first time it has taken such action since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1994, denouncing what they called "violations" at the Temple Mount.

Tensions over the compound, the third holiest site in Islam and the holiest place in Judaism, have fueled repeated clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians in recent weeks, culminating in a one-day closure of the mosque last month.

Jordan blames Israel for the crisis, saying the rapid expansion of Jewish settlements on occupied Palestinian land coupled with vocal demands by Jewish nationalists for greater access to the Jerusalem holy site have inflamed passions.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.625249