Isolated clashes erupt on the West Bank and Jerusalem Friday, Sept. 23 in the tense run-up to Palestinian Chairman Mahmoudpalestinians protest in jerusalem Abbas taking the stand at the UN to bid for Palestinian membership of the world body, followed by an address by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. After a car overturned killing two Israelis near Hebron - apparently due to a road accident - Palestinians report a man was killed in a clash with Israel soldiers who were breaking up a disturbance at Qasra, near Nablus.

A mass rally is scheduled to take place Friday night in Ramallah, the seat of the Palestinian Authority administration, to celebrate their application for statehood.

The day saw several rock-throwing incidents at the Jerusalem Qalandia checkpoint and arrests in Jerusalem and Temple Mount. In the early morning, police detained four Palestinians carrying pipe bombs at the Beqaot checkpoint.
Israeli police and soldiers are on high alert for major disturbances, equipped with crowd dispersal equipment.

Via debka.com