Israeli police to close Jerusalem mosque compound to non-Muslims

JERUSALEM - The Israeli police will close access to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound to all non-Muslims on Sunday to block an attempted demonstration by extreme rightists, a spokesman said.
"We already prevented such a demonstration on March 30, but to ensure that this measure is effectively applied, we prohibit all visits on Sunday," the spokesman told AFP on Wednesday.
He clarified that this would not apply to the Muslim faithful.
A small group called Revava (Myriad) called the demonstration to oppose Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to pull all Jewish settlers and troops out of the Gaza Strip this summer.

04/06/2005 17:43 GMT