Jerusalem’s most important religious site facing ‘imminent’ threat of Israeli takeover, says Jordan
Ayman Safadi says 2,000 Israelis on July 23 marked the worst status quo breach in modern history and could spark wider religious conflict.
- Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi announced Wednesday's emergency meeting of Arab and Muslim foreign ministers to counter what Amman calls an "imminent" Israeli risk of seizing the Temple Mount.
- The meeting follows a July 23 visit where more than 2,000 Israelis, led by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, performed religious rituals at the site, which Amman described as the most serious status quo violation in history.
- Jordan has held custodianship of the holy site for more than 100 years, but ongoing incursions—including revoked permits for mosque staff and the arrest of an Imam during Friday prayer—have strained the governing framework.
- Representatives from the Arab League, Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Pakistan will join Safadi on Wednesday to address the danger, as he warns tampering with the status quo could trigger a religious conflict reverberating across the Muslim world.
- Amman warns that unilateral changes at the compound could provoke regional instability, labeling forced displacement of Palestinians from the West Bank a "red line" that would trigger mass refugee flows into the kingdom.
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Jordan warns Israeli takeover of Jerusalem’s most important Muslim site is ‘imminent’
Jordan has issued a stark warning that an Israeli takeover of Jerusalem’s most sacred Muslim holy site is imminent, raising fears of a wider religious conflict that could engulf the region. According to a report from The Independent, the Jordanian government is preparing to convene an emergency meeting of foreign ministers from across the Arab […]
Nearly 20 Muslim nations weigh joint action over Israeli violations at Al-Aqsa: Fidan
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Jordan warns status quo in Jerusalem 'under threat' as ministers meet in Amman
Amman hosted an emergency ministerial meeting on Wednesday to rally support behind Jordan’s custodianship of Jerusalem’s holy sites, as Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi warned that Israeli measures risk igniting a wider religious conflict.
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