– King Abdullah II of Jordan spoke on Sunday, April 2, of his commitment to ” to safeguard “ the holy sites of Jerusalem, during a meeting in Amman, the capital, with the city’s Muslim and Christian religious leaders.
Jordan “will always be with you”assured the king while receiving a delegation led by the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas. ‘It is the duty of every Muslim to deter Israeli escalation against holy sites in Jerusalem’added the sovereign, according to a press release from the royal palace.
This meeting took place as tensions between Jordan and Israel rose a notch, following the remarks of an Israeli minister denying the existence of the Palestinian people and against a backdrop of fears of a resurgence of the Israeli-Israeli conflict. Palestinians during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which began on March 23.
The King reiterated his commitment to preserving “peace and harmony” inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, the third holiest site in Islam, administered by Jordan. This mosque is built on top of what Jews call the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism.
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On Friday, Israeli police killed a 26-year-old Israeli Arab near the Al-Masjid compound, saying he had tried to grab a policeman’s gun, a story disputed by the young man’s family .
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