In the Holy Land, a single security incident, shooting, stabbing, or change from the status quo around the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount compound has the potential to start a wildfire between Israelis and Arabs that could take days or weeks to extinguish. Israel’s decision to install metal detectors at the sensitive site in Jerusalem is precisely the kind of kindling that could cause relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority to go from bonfire to a raging inferno.
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