Photos: Friday prayer in the Holy Land

Fri Feb 27, 8:27 AM ET

Palestinian worshippers attend Friday prayers in the Arab neighborhood of Silwan in east Jerusalem February 27, 2009. Palestinians said on Monday the Israeli-controlled municipality of Jerusalem was preparing to evict 1,500 Palestinians and demolish over 80 homes in the eastern part of the disputed city. The more than 80 homes slated for demolition are in the neighbourhood of al-Bustan, in the Silwan area of East Jerusalem. Most of the houses in al-Bustan were built in the 1980s and 1990s, according to the Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem.REUTERS/Ammar Awad (JERUSALEM)

Fri Feb 27, 9:56 AM ET

Palestinians pray outside at a protest during a rainstorm in the neighborhood of Silwan in east Jerusalem, Friday, Feb. 27, 2009. The worshippers were protesting a possible plan by Israeli authorities to destroy some 80 Palestinian houses to make room for an archaeological park. Israel says many of the houses were built without permits, something local residents deny.(AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Fri Feb 27, 9:53 AM ET

Palestinians pray in the street during Friday prayers after being prevented from entering the Al Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem’s Old City, Friday, Feb. 27, 2009. Israeli police placed restrictions on prayers at the holy site fearing protests against a possible plan by Israeli authorities to destroy some 80 Palestinian houses to make room for an archaeological park in the Silwan neighborhood. Israel says many of the houses were built without permits, something local residents deny.(AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

Fri Feb 27, 9:23 AM ET

Palestinians pray outside at a protest during a rainstorm in the neighborhood of Silwan in east Jerusalem, Friday, Feb. 27, 2009. The worshippers were protesting a possible plan by Israeli authorities to destroy some 80 Palestinian houses to make room for an archaeological park. Israel says many of the houses were built without permits, something local residents deny.(AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Fri Feb 27, 9:06 AM ET

Palestinians pray outside at a protest tent during a rainstorm in the neighborhood of Silwan in east Jerusalem, Friday, Feb. 27, 2009. The worshippers were protesting a possible plan by Israeli authorities to destroy some 80 Palestinian houses to make room for an archaeological park. Israel says many of the houses were built without permits, something local residents deny.(AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

Fri Feb 27, 9:20 AM ET

Palestinians, some wearing prayer rugs on their heads, gather before praying outside at a protest tent during a rainstorm in the neighborhood of Silwan in east Jerusalem, Friday, Feb. 27, 2009. The worshippers were protesting a possible plan by Israeli authorities to destroy some 80 Palestinian houses to make room for an archaeological park. Israel says many of the houses were built without permits, something local residents deny.(AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)