By Khaled Abu Toameh, Jpost—
Israel accused the Palestinian Authority of inciting a religious war on the Temple Mount after a Palestinian Molotov cocktail attack on an Israeli police station on the holy site sparked an afternoon riot.
Police closed the al-Aqsa compound for the remainder of the day but are expected to fully reopen it Wednesday.
“Abu Mazen continued to lie and incite violence together with the terror organizations of Murabitoun and Hamas, in an attempt to ignite a fire and cause a religious war on the Temple Mount,” Public Safety Minister Gilad Erdan said.
“We will not allow this to happen,” Erdan said. “We will continue to act to restore calm on the . Police will respond with strength and determination to any act of violence or attempt to harm Israeli sovereignty on the Temple Mount.”
Tuesday’s incidents began at about 1 p.m., when Palestinians threw a Molotov cocktail at the police post, which then caused a fire and damaged the building. One police officer was lightly injured from smoke inhalation.
Police so far have arrested two minors, suspected of involvement in the incident. They will be brought to court on Wednesday. Continue Reading….