Palestinians in violent clashes with police
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March 17, 2010, Wednesday
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PALESTINIANS mounted violent protests in Jerusalem yesterday and President Barack Obama's Middle East envoy canceled plans to return to the region as a United States-Israeli crisis over Jewish settlement plans deepened.
Hundreds of rock-throwing Palestinians clashed with police in East Jerusalem, which Israel captured in a 1967 war along with the West Bank. Police responded with teargas and rubber bullets.
"We have come to throw stones because that's all we have and the situation in Jerusalem is dangerous," one protester said in a confrontation at an Israeli military checkpoint reminiscent of the early days of a Palestinian uprising that began in 2000.
Medical officials said at least 40 Palestinians were treated in hospital. Two policemen were hurt.
The violence was another challenge to US efforts to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, which were suspended in December 2008 but had looked set to resume under US mediation.
Israel angered Palestinians and touched off a feud with Washington by announcing plans, during a visit by US Vice President Joe Biden, to build 1,600 homes for Jews in part of the occupied West Bank.
US envoy George Mitchell canceled plans to return to the region yesterday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would not halt construction.
Hundreds of rock-throwing Palestinians clashed with police in East Jerusalem, which Israel captured in a 1967 war along with the West Bank. Police responded with teargas and rubber bullets.
"We have come to throw stones because that's all we have and the situation in Jerusalem is dangerous," one protester said in a confrontation at an Israeli military checkpoint reminiscent of the early days of a Palestinian uprising that began in 2000.
Medical officials said at least 40 Palestinians were treated in hospital. Two policemen were hurt.
The violence was another challenge to US efforts to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, which were suspended in December 2008 but had looked set to resume under US mediation.
Israel angered Palestinians and touched off a feud with Washington by announcing plans, during a visit by US Vice President Joe Biden, to build 1,600 homes for Jews in part of the occupied West Bank.
US envoy George Mitchell canceled plans to return to the region yesterday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would not halt construction.
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