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| Jewish activist Yehuda Glick shot and hurt in Jerusalem | Jewish activist Yehuda Glick shot and hurt in Jerusalem |
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| Prominent right wing Jewish activist Yehuda Glick has been shot and seriously wounded while leaving a conference in Jerusalem, police say. | Prominent right wing Jewish activist Yehuda Glick has been shot and seriously wounded while leaving a conference in Jerusalem, police say. |
| Eyewitnesses said that a man with an Arabic accent shot him at point blank range before fleeing on a motorbike. | |
| Israeli police have since told the BBC that a suspect was located at a house in Jerusalem, and shot dead after an exchange of fire. | |
| Mr Glick is having surgery for gunshot wounds to his chest and abdomen. | Mr Glick is having surgery for gunshot wounds to his chest and abdomen. |
| He was active in a push by Jews to pray at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site. | He was active in a push by Jews to pray at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site. |
| Mr Glick had just attended a conference at the Menachem Begin Heritage Centre which had discussed Jewish claims to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a holy site which is also venerated by Jews as the Temple Mount. | |
| After the shooting police took the unusual step of closing the holy site to all worshippers and visitors until further notice, | After the shooting police took the unusual step of closing the holy site to all worshippers and visitors until further notice, |
| The Al-Aqsa compound is revered by Muslims - it is widely seen as Islam's third holiest site - and is one of the most contentious areas of the Arab-Israeli conflict. | |
| Israel argues that it tolerates free prayer to all at the site, but Palestinians claim it is unilaterally taking steps to allow larger numbers of Jewish worshippers. | Israel argues that it tolerates free prayer to all at the site, but Palestinians claim it is unilaterally taking steps to allow larger numbers of Jewish worshippers. |