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Knesset members entering Al-Aqsa provoke Palestinians

Tensions are simmering over the Israeli prime minister's action to lift the ban on Knesset members visiting the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israelis are taking advantage of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent decision to allow Knesset members to visit Al-Aqsa Mosque every three months, angering Palestinians in Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

Christians, Jews and Muslims all consider the Jerusalem compound holy for their own reasons.

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