The New York Times · 14 October 2000

CP-2000-051

Police Block Thousands of Muslims From Attending Prayer Services in Old City’s Mosques

William A. Orme Jr.

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Transcribed from the clipping

“A huge Israeli security cordon prevented thousands of Palestinians from attending Friday Prayer services at the ancient mosques inside the Old City today.”

Context added by this archive

Two weeks into the second intifada, worship itself is the thing being blocked. About 3,000 got in, roughly a fifth of a normal Friday congregation.

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"Police Block Thousands of Muslims From Attending Prayer Services in Old City’s Mosques," The New York Times, 14 October 2000. Covering Palestine archive, CP-2000-051. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-2000-051

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