The indictment said that 21-year-old Mohammed Sharaf began throwing stones at the car of David Be'eri, the head Elad association, while traveling in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan with his 14-year-old son. Elad promotes the "Judaization" of East Jerusalem by settling of Jews in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan.

The indictment added that "as David Be'eri increased the speed, in an attempt to avoid the stone throwers, the defendant threw a stone at the car, strongly." As a result, the car's rear and side windowpanes were smashed, the windshield was cracked and the car's hood and doors were damaged.

The Israeli prosecutor added two counts of endangering human life and attempting to sabotage transportation. The prosecutor requested that the Sharaf's remand be extended through the end of the proceedings.

The videotaped incident received widespread attention after a camera crew captured a 11-year-old Omran Mansour being hit by Be'eri's car, as he was throwing stones at him. Mansour was hospitalized after the incident and denied hurling the stones. "I had just come out from the Friday prayer at the neighborhood's protest tent when I saw a car driving straight toward me," he claimed.

Meanwhile, the Israeli police on Sunday detained Mansour and another youth for questioning at the Russian Compound in the city.

Mansour was remanded to house arrest for two weeks, on condition of 2000 Israeli shekel bail (about US$560) set by Jerusalem police on Sunday. He will be allowed out of his house to travel to and from school, under the supervision of a parent.

The second boy was released with a warning not to repeat his actions again.

According to Silwan residents, the arrest was aimed at intimidating the children and their families and preventing them from attending protests against Jews settling in the area.

Silwan is home to some 60,000 Palestinians and 500 Jewish occupiers. Jews call it the "City of David" and claim that the ancient kings and prophets lived here and that it was the site of nearly half the major events in the Bible. Rightist Jewish groups say that only Jews should live on this land. The resulting friction between the tens of thousands of Palestinians and some 70 occupiers' families requires the presence of dozens of security guards and surveillance cameras.

Since Palestinian resident Samer Sarhan was shot to death on late September, hardly a day has gone by without clashes between the two parties.

Israeli police said Sunday that extra police officers are set to be dispatched to the Silwan in the coming days to prevent further rioting by Palestinian youths.