Two leaders of the Northern branch of the Islamic Movement were arrested by police on Wednesday for disturbing the peace in Jerusalem's Old City, Israel Radio reported.
Jerusalem policemen were attacked as members of this extremist group showed their usual lack of respect for this most religious of places this morning near the Temple Mount in the Old City. The police were met by Palestinian stone throwers.
Three men were arrested as a result, including the two Islamic Movement leaders, while two policemen were injured after being hit by rocks.
Police dispersed the rioters using pepper spray and have said that the situation has calmed down.
Police arrested the head of the Islamic Movement’s northern branch, Sheikh Raed Salah, on suspicions of incitement two weeks ago.
The arrest was made after Salah allegedly accused Israel and the Israeli occupation of trying to torch the Aksa Mosque and the wider Arab world as a whole, during a speech in Kfar Kara in the Galilee.
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