An Israeli policeman guards the Lions Gate as Palestinians enter the Old City to pray at the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem 14 December 2001 on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. Israeli troops continued pounding the Palestinian territories with deadly force overnight and into Friday morning, as the political assault on Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat intensified. AFP PHOTO/Thomas COEX (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)
