Israeli police stopped members of the right-wing Ateret Cohanim group from building a perimeter wall around a Jewish-owned property in the predominantly Arab neighborhood of Ras al-Amud in eastern Jerusalem. Police said that while the work at the site was permitted, it should have been coordinated in advance with the proper officials.
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