WRAP Palestinians clash with Israeli police outside mosque, arrests

(16 Feb 2007) Jerusalem 1. Long shot of great Dome of the Rock in Al Aqsa compound UPSOUND: prayers 2. Wide shot of people praying in the compound 3. Israeli security outside compound 4. People praying in Al Aqsa compound Jerusalem 5. Wide of people running to safety as stones are thrown 6. Mid of men throwing stones 7. Policemen escorting arrested Palestinian man 8. Close-up of Palestinian being arrested 9. Israeli policemen arresting Palestinian man who attempted to enter Al Aqsa mosque area 10. Zoom out from hands of Palestinian in handcuffs to policeman escorting him to car 11. Israeli policeman writing down details of arrested Palestinian from identification (ID) card Jerusalem 12. Wide of people who were prevented from entering Al Aqsa mosque, gathering for prayers near Israeli Muslim leader Raed Salah 13. Mid of Raed Salah leading prayers Jerusalem 14. Israeli police car driving along street AUDIO: loud explosion, local residents running away from smoke 15. Israeli policemen on horses attempting to stop stone throwers 16. Various of Israeli police running away with local youth arrested for throwing stones 17. Various of Israeli police using water cannons 18. Various of local youths placing stones and metal obstacles in the road Qalandiya checkpoint, outskirts of Ramallah, West Bank 19. Israeli soldiers shooting in the street 20. Object on fire in the street 21. Protesters running away after throwing stones 22. Mid of Israeli soldier pointing gun Gaza City, Gaza Strip 23. Exterior of mosque 24. People gathered inside mosque for prayers 25. Former Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh at podium 26. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ismail Haniyeh, Former Palestinian Prime Minister: "When we signed this agreement, we signed it so the Palestinian people would concentrate on Jerusalem and Al Aqsa, which are exposed to the policies of the Israeli enemy including excavations, demolition and Judaisation." 27. Cutaway 28. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ismail Haniyeh, Former Palestinian Prime Minister: "The priority of the government is working on breaking the siege on the Palestinian people. Forming the (national unity) government is a first step on the way of breaking this siege, and a first step on the way of being united in facing the siege." 29. Wide of Haniyeh at meeting STORYLINE: Police scuffled on Friday with Muslims protesting against Israeli construction work outside a disputed Jerusalem holy site, but the scattered clashes were quickly contained and no one was seriously hurt, police said. Fifteen protesters were arrested, police said. Three thousand officers - triple the ordinary number - were deployed around east Jerusalem to keep order during weekly Friday prayers and access to the hilltop shrine was restricted to women and Muslim men over the age of 50 with Israeli Identity cards. Friday prayers at the Al Aqsa mosque, attended by thousands of Muslims every week, have often been a flashpoint for clashes in the past, and last week, fierce clashes erupted in the wake of Israeli construction work. Muslims have charged that Israel is plotting to undermine the foundations of the mosque in order to rebuild the Jewish temples that stood there in biblical times. The deeply emotional dispute over the site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, has triggered violence in the past and scuttled several attempts at peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Some of those who were refused entry to the Islamic compound, prayed outside the Old City with Israeli Muslim leader Raed Salah. No casualties were reported. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...