
 
 
Jerusalem  police were on heightened alert Tuesday morning following a day of rioting and violence on Yom Kippur. A wave of arrests in the  capital is part of the police response. 
Thirteen Arabs from the  predominantly Arab eastern part of Jerusalem were arrested overnight Monday,  including a number of minors, in connection with violent disturbances before and  during the Yom Kippur holiday. Twenty-two officers were wounded throughout the  capital in violence that began on the Temple Mount on Sunday. Muslim rioting in  eastern Jerusalem included the throwing of rocks and over 20 firebombs targeting  police. Police and Border Guards had to be deployed in Jewish neighborhoods of  the capital to ensure that the rioters did not endanger Jewish  civilians.
Police say more arrests are expected in coming  days.
Monday was also the anniversary of then-Defense Minister Ariel  Sharon's visit in 2000 to the Temple Mount. The visit became a rallying point  for the Palestinian Authority terror war...