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They surrounded the high stone walls of Jerusalem's Old City to condemn a proposal to cede its disputed holy site. A crowd of at least 200,000 included many wrapped in Israel's Star of David flag or waving it. Thousands of police were mobilised to keep order, and the guardian of a revered Islamic shrine at the site, fearing an incursion by the demonstrators, denounced the mass rally as "provocative". The chief Palestinian negotiator, meanwhile, objected to efforts to formulate a "declaration of principles" that would be based on the Clinton formula and guide future talks with Israel. "We will not accept any kind of pressure," negotiator Saeb Erekat insisted, a day after Mr Clinton urged the Palestinians to compromise and not hold out for the impossible. Mr Erekat said UN resolutions calling for an Israeli withdrawal from war-won land and a return of Palestinian refugees must remain the basis of talks. |
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