Riots rock Jerusalem as Hamas calls for new 'intifada'
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Hundreds of Palestinians clashed with Israeli security forces across east Jerusalem on Tuesday in the worst rioting in years, as a senior Hamas leader called for a new "intifada," or uprising.
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