Muslims are apparently still going crazy over Israel making the Temple Mount safe for visitors as fighting and riots continue. Unfortunately this has led to one police officer getting shot and several others wounded today by firebombs:
ARUTZ SHEVA – A border police officer has been moderately wounded in a shooting attack close to the Armon Hanetziv neighborhood of Jerusalem.
The 25-year-old officer was shot in his shoulder by terrorists during an ambush as he and fellow officers were quelling violent disturbances in Jabel Mukaber.
An additional three officers were lightly wounded by firebombs hurled by Arab terrorists during the attack.
The shooting comes as a wave of Arab violence continues in the capital for the sixth straight day. Muslim extremist groups have been encouraging violent attacks in the capital since the eve of Rosh Hashanah, with the Armon Hanetziv neighborhood and surrounding areas being a focal point for Muslim rioters targeting residents and security forces alike.
The latest flareup of violence comes just a short while after Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan toured some of the worst-effected areas together with senior police officers.
He blamed incitement from the Palestinian Authority – whose officials, including leader Mahmoud Abbas, have been openly calling for a “religious war” over the Temple Mount – and radical Arab MKs, who have themselves taken part in some of the disturbances, for causing the recent escalation in Jerusalem.