CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: And now we move on to the latest in the Middle East. Israeli riot police roamed the streets of Jerusalem today with concerns over a Palestinian call for another so-called "day of rage." Meanwhile, President Clinton is trying to keep the lines of communication open between himself and Israeli and Palestinian leaders. Right now, though, CNN's Fionnuala Sweeney is standing by in Ramallah on this declared day of rage. Already, crowds are beginning to gather there on the streets. Fionnuala, what's happening?</s>FIONNUALA SWEENEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Indeed. Well, about 15 minutes ago, the traditional Friday prayers for Muslims ended in a mosque here in Ramallah. And shortly after that, Israeli jeeps moved into position. If I can just stand out of the way, you can perhaps see about anything up to a have a dozen Israeli army jeeps there. Now, they are facing many Palestinians that we have seen coming from the mosque and coming down his main road which leads into the center of Ramallah. There you can see burning. A car that they took is now on fire. And many Palestinians are behind that makeshift barricade there facing the Israeli soldiers who are firing -- and perhaps you can hear it -- rubber-coated, steel bullets at the demonstrators. They have also deployed tear gas at the demonstrators, and we've had ambulances coming down towards where the demonstrators are facing the Israelis, presumably to take the injured away. Now, this only began maybe about 30 minutes ago and it is continuing and building as we speak -- Carol.</s>LIN: All right, thank you very much. Fionnuala Sweeney with the latest out of the West Bank town of Ramallah, about 30-minutes drive from Jerusalem.
Crisis in the Middle East: Israeli Riot Police Roam Jerusalem With Concern Over Palestinian 'Day of Rage'