1. In September communal rioting had spread through Kerala, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh after renewed controversy over the disputed site of the Babri mosque at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. 2. And he added that building would proceed at another disputed site, a hill known in Hebrew as Har Homa and in Arabic as Jabal Abu Ghneim. 3. But he added that building would proceed at another disputed site, a hill known in Hebrew as Har Homa and in Arabic as Jabal Abu Ghneim. 4. The current violence erupted after a visit to the disputed holy site by Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon, which Palestinians denounced as a provocation. 5. The issues are vital to the Hindu right, including construction of a Hindu temple on the disputed site in northern Ayodhya. 6. The plan presented Monday provides for a modest mosque at the disputed site, while promising an alternative site in Nazareth for a large mosque. 7. The spark is a visit by hawkish Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon, who wants to show that Israel is sovereign over the disputed site. 8. This disputed site is a major sticking point in peace talks. 9. Palestinian protesters will attempt to hold Friday prayers at the disputed site. 10. Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin has been seeking a face-saving way out of a two-week controversy over the disputed site outside Al-Khader village near Bethlehem. |