Israeli police briefly detained the top Palestinian official in Jerusalem. Sari Nusseibeh was detained when he tried to hold a holiday reception with diplomats in eastern Jerusalem, in violation of an Israeli ban. Israel called the planned event an attempt by the Palestinian Authority to assert sovereignty over eastern Jerusalem.
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