HARLOW: In Jerusalem today, clashes between Arab youth and Israeli police broke out just before the start of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. It happened at the Al Aqsa Mosque, the site considered holy to both Muslims and Jews. Our Oren Liebermann has more.</s>OREN LIEBERMANN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Hours of clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police in the old city of Jerusalem this morning. It all started just before 7:00 this morning local time when police say they learned a number of Arab youths were barricading themselves inside the Al Aqsa mosque, armed with fireworks, and stones. Police moved in, closed the doors of the mosque and kept the protesters inside. But the clashes then spilled to the streets of the Old City, where they continued for hours. Police using tear gas, stun grenades and batons, leaving tens of Palestinians injured. The clashes happened hours before the start of the Jewish New Year and the al Aqsa complex, where this all started is one of the holiest sites in the world for Muslims, known as al Haram al-Sharif, where the noble sanctuary and it is the holiest site in the world for Jews known as the Temple Mount. The clashes ended after a few hours when Muslim worshipers were allowed into the Al Aqsa complex for prayers. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called the police action, quote, "an attack at the mosque". And, Jordan, which is in charge of the complex, also condemned the Israeli police. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will do whatever is required to maintain order at such a holy place. Oren Liebermann, CNN, Jerusalem.</s>HARLOW: Oren, thank you very much for that. Still to come, politics we go, we are just three days away from CNN's Republican debate. We will take you live to Simi Valley, California, to set the scene at the Reagan Presidential Library.
Clashes in Jerusalem Ahead of Jewish New Year