(Wall Street Journal) Jared Malsin - Tens of thousands of worshipers gathered in and around the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem during the first Friday prayers of Ramadan as Palestinians appeared to ignore Hamas' call for protests, Israeli police said. Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh called for Palestinians to march on Al Aqsa at the start of Ramadan, which began Sunday. The march didn't materialize. On Thursday, Hamas issued another demand for action. "We call upon our people in Jerusalem, the West Bank, the interior, and the occupied lands to mobilize and confront the occupation's schemes against the blessed Al Aqsa Mosque." However, Hamas' calls for an uprising fell flat.
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