Thousands protest against Jews praying at Al Aqsa on Sunday
(9 Apr 2005) Rafah, south Gaza Strip - 9 April 2005 1. Various of protesters demonstrating 2. Demonstrators carrying a model of Al Aqsa Mosque 3. Medium shot of model of the Al Aqsa Mosqua 4. Armed militants standing in front of model 5. Boys holding model weapons and pictures of Al Aqsa Mosque 6. Girl holding picture of Al Aqsa Mosque 7. Wide shot of demonstration 8. Close up of Nabil Shaath, Palestinian deputy Prime Minster joining procession 9. Shaath standing with children in demonstration 10. Pan of rally arriving at stadium Gaza City, Gaza Strip - 9 April 2005 11. Wide shot of Al Aqsa mosque model on stage 12. Women sitting down at rally 13. Close up of woman 14. Child with Hamas banner on forehead 15. Rally 16. Close up of Sammi Abu Zuhri, Hamas spokesman chanting in the rally 17. Various of men chanting 18. Various of women chanting 19. Ismail Haniyeh, Gaza Hamas leader sitting in rally 20. Haniyeh fixing his hat STORYLINE: Thousands of Palestinians marched in Gaza today in protest at plans by Jewish extremists to follow through on a pledge to hold prayers at a disputed holy site in Jerusalem on Sunday. The hilltop holy site in Jerusalem's Old City is known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Haram as-Sharif or Noble Sanctuary. The compound holds two mosques, the Al Aqsa and Dome of the Rock, built above the ruins of of the biblical Jewish temples. The Al Aqsa mosque is Islam's third-holiest site. In Rafah refugee camp in Gaza, about 8,000 people turned out in a demonstration organised by Fatah. Some carried a model of the Al Aqsa mosque. Nabil Shaath, the Palestinian deputy Prime Minister was also in the crowd. Jewish access to the compound has been strictly limited since Israel captured east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war, and a large-scale rally would raise tensions with the Palestinians. Jews opposed to Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip want to rally at the site on Sunday in a move aimed at sabotaging the pullout. Hamas supporters have threatened to end a month-long truce if Jewish extremists follow through with their plans. Israeli authorities have tightened access to the holy site and have stepped up preparations to bar Jewish demonstrators from the area during the planned rally on Sunday in order to avert any clashes. 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...
