Tensions remain high in Jerusalem after Israel replaced metal detectors at the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City with CCTV cameras, hoping to calm days of bloodshed.<br /><br />The detectors were installed after two police guards were fatally shot on July 14th, sparking the bloodiest clashes between Israelis and Palestinians in years. <br /><br />But Palestinians say the modified security measures are still unacceptable.<br /><br /> “In short, we will never accept the metal detectors and anything else of this sort, cameras or anything that might harm the al-Aqsa mosque and our religion, our ties to it and harm this pure holy place. We still hold our stand and we won’t let anyone touch a single piece of this pure place.” said Mazid Kaluti, a Palestinian in East Jerusalem. <br /><br />The spike in tensions and the deaths in violence on Friday and Saturday raised international alarm and prompted a session of the United Nations Security Council to consider ways of defusing the crisis.<br />
