Clashes erupted in eastern Jerusalem after a Jewish group known as Elad took over buildings in the predominantly Arab neighborhood of Silwan. At least two people were injured during the stone-throwing melee, including the top Palestinian official in Jerusalem, Faisal Husseini. Some 20 members of Peace Now who arrived at the scene to protest the actions of Elad were later dragged away by police after they refused to disperse. Elad members, who strung barbed wire around the contended sites, claim they held legal title to the buildings.
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