{"id":4536,"date":"2010-03-17T14:42:22","date_gmt":"2010-03-17T12:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=4536"},"modified":"2010-03-17T14:46:51","modified_gmt":"2010-03-17T12:46:51","slug":"israel-west-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/israel-west-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel lifted closure of West Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Israel<\/a>Israel lifted its closure of the West Bank and granted open access to Jerusalem’s holiest shrine on Wednesday, a day after some of the worst violence in the area in months.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thousands of Israeli security forces remain on alert in the area, but there were no reports of more violence.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, hundreds of Palestinians hurled rocks at Israeli police, and set trash bins and tires on fire. The riot police responded with stun grenades and tear gas.<\/p>\n

The violence came after Israel announced plans last week to construct 1,600 apartments units in east Jerusalem<\/p>\n

The building announcement came on the same day that U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden had been in Israel, touching off a diplomatic squabble between the U.S. and Israel that was described as the worst in decades.<\/p>\n

The U.S. demanded the cancellation of the building project, which the Israelis refused to do.<\/p>\n

However, efforts are now underway to repair the diplomatic damage. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to speak to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

In addition to helping repair U.S.-Israeli relations, the phone call may help get fragile Middle East peace talks that have been stalled for a year back on track.<\/p>\nError, group does not exist! Check your syntax! (ID: 13)<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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