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Israel 'reviews mosque security'
Israeli police arrest an ultra-Orthodox Israeli Jew
Sunday's protests were meant as a dry run for summer disruption
Israel's police chief is reportedly in Jordan to discuss ways to protect Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site, the Aqsa mosque compound.

Moshe Karadi's meetings come amid growing fears that Jewish extremists may try to attack the site to disrupt the government's Gaza withdrawal plan.

Israel's peace treaty with Jordan recognises Amman's historic role over the Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem.

Israeli media reports say the meeting was kept secret at Jordan's request.

On Sunday, a big security operation by Israeli police prevented members of a right-wing Jewish group holding a demonstration in the compound, known also as the Temple Mount.

Organisers said it was a trial run for the summer when the Israeli army will be responsible for forcibly ejecting Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip.

Pro-settler groups say they want to divert as many troops as possible from Gaza by forcing them to secure other areas, including the Jerusalem shrine.




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