Zarqa, Jordan – Jordan’s King Abdullah II is vowing to keep protecting Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, calling it a “red line” for his country.
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Abdullah said Wednesday, during a visit to the Zarqa governorate outside Amman, that he’s under pressure to alter his country’s historic role as custodian of the Jerusalem holy sites but that he wouldn’t. Abdullah says: “I will never change my position toward Jerusalem in my life.” He added that “all my people are with me.” He did not specify what kind of pressure he was encountering.
A Jordanian-appointed council oversees Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem. It claims exclusive authority over the Noble Sanctuary, or Temple Mount, compound and says it is not subject to Israeli jurisdiction. Tensions often escalate at the site
He should do a better job protecting Palestinians who live injordan concentrtation camps.
He could not care less about the Jewish Holy sights!!
someone has to teach him who is the boss.
‘Jerusalem holy sites’ somehow doesn’t include Jewish sites to this piece of drek.
When his Father was the King, the Kotel was used as a latrine. His Father, King Hussein, who played both sides; he was asked by Israel not to become involved in the Six Day War. However, he decided to shell Jerusalem, and cried, when he lost, and the West Bank fell to EY. Even Ezer Weitzman once referrred to Hussein as a jackal. Regarding his son, King Abdullah, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Obviously, religious sites out to be protected.