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| The Israeli authorities have installed cameras to film excavation work being carried out near the Temple Mount or Haram Sharif in East Jerusalem. | The Israeli authorities have installed cameras to film excavation work being carried out near the Temple Mount or Haram Sharif in East Jerusalem. |
| The footage will be broadcast live on the internet, in an attempt to ease widespread anger in the Muslim world. | The footage will be broadcast live on the internet, in an attempt to ease widespread anger in the Muslim world. |
| Friday saw angry protests by Palestinians over the start of work to repair an ancient mound near Jerusalem's holiest site. | Friday saw angry protests by Palestinians over the start of work to repair an ancient mound near Jerusalem's holiest site. |
| Israel says the work is needed to repair a walkway up to the compound. | Israel says the work is needed to repair a walkway up to the compound. |
| Plan of the holy sites | Plan of the holy sites |
| Plans for the construction work have been put off following the protests, but preparatory excavations are continuing. It is this that is to be broadcast on the web. | Plans for the construction work have been put off following the protests, but preparatory excavations are continuing. It is this that is to be broadcast on the web. |
| There will be three cameras in the excavation area. They will show a complete angle of the excavation Liat EizenkotIsrael Antiquities Authority | There will be three cameras in the excavation area. They will show a complete angle of the excavation Liat EizenkotIsrael Antiquities Authority |
| Palestinian leaders say the work threatens Islamic archaeological remains and see the work as a huge provocation. Muslim leaders around the world have demanded all work on the site is halted. | Palestinian leaders say the work threatens Islamic archaeological remains and see the work as a huge provocation. Muslim leaders around the world have demanded all work on the site is halted. |
| Israel insists that the work poses no risk to the holy site. | Israel insists that the work poses no risk to the holy site. |
| The Temple Mount or Haram al-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary) is the holiest site in Judaism and Islam's third holiest shrine. | The Temple Mount or Haram al-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary) is the holiest site in Judaism and Islam's third holiest shrine. |
| Live webcast | Live webcast |
| The Israeli Antiquities Authority says it wants to show that this is a proper archaeological dig. | The Israeli Antiquities Authority says it wants to show that this is a proper archaeological dig. |
| JERUSALEM HOLY SITE SACRED TO MUSLIMS: Site of Prophet Muhammad's first prayers and ascent into Heaven, home to al-Aqsa mosque and Dome of the RockSACRED TO JEWS: Site of first and second Temples and the rock on which Abraham offered his son as a sacrifice. Western Wall is the holiest site in Judaism href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/holy_sites/html/default.stm">Guide to holy sites href="/1/hi/world/middle_east/6347077.stm">Where archaeology is politics | |
| "There will be three cameras in the excavation area. They will show a complete angle of the excavation area," Israel Antiquities Authority official Liat Eizenkot told AFP news agency. | "There will be three cameras in the excavation area. They will show a complete angle of the excavation area," Israel Antiquities Authority official Liat Eizenkot told AFP news agency. |
| Daily work at the site will be broadcast from 0630 local time (0430 GMT) to 1430 (1230 GMT), the Israel Antiquities Authority said. | Daily work at the site will be broadcast from 0630 local time (0430 GMT) to 1430 (1230 GMT), the Israel Antiquities Authority said. |
| The web camera would remain on outside working hours, she told AFP. | The web camera would remain on outside working hours, she told AFP. |
| Broadcasts will start on Thursday and can be seen at the antiquities authority's website at www.antiquities.org.il/home_eng.asp. | Broadcasts will start on Thursday and can be seen at the antiquities authority's website at www.antiquities.org.il/home_eng.asp. |
| A spokesman for the Islamic religious trust which runs the Haram al-Sharif said the new measures were just cosmetic action and that instead of putting up cameras, the digging should stop. -The Haram al-Sharif is believed to be where the Prophet Muhammad made an ascent to heaven into the presence of God. | A spokesman for the Islamic religious trust which runs the Haram al-Sharif said the new measures were just cosmetic action and that instead of putting up cameras, the digging should stop. -The Haram al-Sharif is believed to be where the Prophet Muhammad made an ascent to heaven into the presence of God. |
| Jews believe the Temple Mount is where Abraham offered his son Isaac as a sacrifice to God and where Solomon built the First Jewish Temple. | Jews believe the Temple Mount is where Abraham offered his son Isaac as a sacrifice to God and where Solomon built the First Jewish Temple. |
| Israel captured East Jerusalem in the 1967 war. Since then, the compound has remained under Muslim jurisdiction in conjunction with neighbouring Jordan. | Israel captured East Jerusalem in the 1967 war. Since then, the compound has remained under Muslim jurisdiction in conjunction with neighbouring Jordan. |
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