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Children watch as a Torah scroll is lifted as it is brought into the Hurva synagogue during in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 14, 2010. After successive weekends of clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians, hundreds of police were deployed Sunday around the Old City before the rededication Monday of an important synagogue destroyed during Israel's 1948 War of Independence.

Torah scroll is lifted as it is brought into the Hurva synagogue in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 14, 2010. After successive weekends of clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians, hundreds of police were deployed Sunday around the Old City before the rededication Monday of an important synagogue destroyed during Israel's 1948 War of Independence.

Israeli Jewish man stands outside of the Hurva synagogue in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 14, 2010. After successive weekends of clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians, hundreds of police were deployed Sunday around the Old City before the rededication Monday of an important synagogue destroyed during Israel's 1948 War of Independence.

Religious Jews take part in a procession bringing a Torah scroll from the Western Wall, seen in background, into the the Hurva synagogue in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 14, 2010. After successive weekends of clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians, hundreds of police were deployed Sunday around the Old City before the rededication Monday of an important synagogue destroyed during Israel's 1948 War of Independence.

Religious Jews take part in a procession bringing a Torah scroll from the Western Wall, not seen, into the Hurva synagogue in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 14, 2010. After successive weekends of clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians, hundreds of police were deployed Sunday around the Old City before the rededication Monday of an important synagogue destroyed during Israel's 1948 War of Independence.

Orthodox Jews dance and march with Torah scrolls during an inauguration ceremony from the Western Wall, seen in background, into the Hurva synagogue in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 14, 2010. After successive weekends of clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians, hundreds of police were deployed Sunday around the Old City before the rededication Monday of an important synagogue destroyed during Israel's 1948 War of Independence.

An ultra-Orthodox Jew writes some of the last words in a Torah scroll before it is taken from the Western Wall into the the Hurva synagogue in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 14, 2010. After successive weekends of clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians, hundreds of police were deployed Sunday around the Old City before the rededication Monday of an important synagogue destroyed during Israel's 1948 War of Independence.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man sits during a procession bringing a Torah scroll from the Western Wall, seen in background, into the Hurva synagogue in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 14, 2010. After successive weekends of clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians, hundreds of police were deployed Sunday around the Old City before the rededication Monday of an important synagogue destroyed during Israel's 1948 War of Independence.

Foreign activists and Palestinians shout slogans as they sit next to an Israeli army vehicle during a protest against Israel's controversial separation barrier in the West Bank town of Beit Jala, near Bethlehem, on March 14, 2010. Israel credits the barrier with preventing attacks, while the Palestinians view it as a land grab that carves out major Jewish settlements and threatens the creation of a viable future Palestinian state.

Palestinian women walks past Israeli border policemen patroling the Damascus Gate entrance of Jerusalem's Old City on March 14, 2010 as part of tight security measures due to fears of violence. Israel extended a lockdown on the occupied West Bank and restricted access to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem as tensions soared over its latest settlement plans.

Israeli border policemen stand guard in Ras al-Amud in Arab east Jerusalem on March 14, 2010 as part of tight security measures due to fears of violence. Israel extended a lockdown on the occupied West Bank and restricted access to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound (Dome of the Rock in the background) in Jerusalem as tensions soared over its latest settlement plans.

Israeli border policemen stand guard at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City on March 14, 2010 as part of tight security measures due to fears of violence. Israel extended a lockdown on the occupied West Bank and restricted access to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem as tensions soared over its latest settlement plans.

Israeli border policemen stand guard on March 14, 2010 at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City as part of tight security measures due to fears of violence. Israel extended a lockdown on the occupied West Bank and restricted access to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound (dome in the background) in Jerusalem as tensions soared over its latest settlement plans.

Israeli security forces stand guard at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City on March 14, 2010 as part of tight security measures due to fears of violence. Israel extended a lockdown on the occupied West Bank and restricted access to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem as tensions soared over its latest settlement plans.

An elder Palestinian woman walks past an Israeli border policeman as he stands guard in an alleyway leading to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City on March 14, 2010. Israel extended a lockdown on the occupied West Bank and restricted access to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem as tensions soared over its latest settlement plans. Defence Minister Ehud Barak extended until March 16 at midnight the lockdown on the West Bank, which was due to end last night, because of a continued risk of attacks, an armed forces spokesman said.

Muslim worshippers walk past Israeli policemen in an alleyway leading to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City on March 14, 2010. Israel extended a lockdown on the occupied West Bank and restricted access to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem as tensions soared over its latest settlement plans.

Israeli riot policemen stand guard as Christian pilgrims carry a cross along the Via Dolorosa in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on March 14, 2010. Israel extended a lockdown on the occupied West Bank and restricted access to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem as tensions soared over its latest settlement plans.

Israeli border policemen stand guard as Christian pilgrims carry a cross along the Via Dolorosa in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on March 14, 2010. Israel extended a lockdown on the occupied West Bank and restricted access to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem as tensions soared over its latest settlement plans.

Palestinian school boys protest against Israel's blockade of Gaza at the Erez crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel on March 14, 2010. The Gaza Strip, an impoverished territory of 1.5 million people, has been under a crippling blockade since June 2007, when the Islamist Hamas movement seized power in a week of bloody street battles.

Palestinian school girls shout slogans against Israel's blockade of Gaza during a demonstration at the Erez crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel on March 14, 2010. The Gaza Strip, an impoverished territory of 1.5 million people, has been under a crippling blockade since June 2007, when the Islamist Hamas movement seized power in a week of bloody street battles.