11.   The spark that set off the explosion was a decision by Netanyahu to open a new entrance Tuesday into a controversial archeological tunnel near the Al-Aqsa mosque.

12.   The White House urged Israelis and Palestinians Wednesday to halt deadly riots sparked by the opening of an archeological tunnel entrance under a mosque in Jerusalem.

13.   The violence erupted after Israel opened a new entrance Tuesday to an archeological tunnel running along Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the third holiest site in Islam.

14.   Violent clashes broke out last September when Palestinians protested the opening by Israel of an archeological tunnel running alongside the Temple Mount.

15.   King Hussein was openly critical of a decision by Netanyahu to open a new entrance to a controversial archeological tunnel near Moslem holy sites in Jerusalem in September.

16.   Jewish protests would mirror an outburst of deadly violence which erupted late last month in Palestinian areas after Israel opened the new entrance to its archeological tunnel.