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Protesting 'violations' on Temple Mount, Jordan summons Israeli ambassador

Jordan's Foreign Ministry says it delivered "decisive letter" in wake of recent clashes on Temple Mount, when Jewish and Muslim holidays coincided.

by  Associated Press and Israel Hayom Staff
Published on  08-18-2019 18:34
Last modified: 11-19-2020 13:10
Protesting 'violations' on Temple Mount, Jordan summons Israeli ambassadorEPA/Fayiz Abu Rmeleh

Israeli police take positions next to Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount. Aug. 18, 2019 | File photo: EPA/Fayiz Abu Rmeleh

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Jordan has summoned Israel's ambassador to protest "Israeli violations" on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, a holy site that is sacred to Muslims and Jews.

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Jordan's Foreign Ministry said Sunday that Amman delivered a "decisive letter" to Ambassador Amir Weisbrod, including a call "to immediately cease all Israeli violations and all Israeli attempts to change the historical, legal status" at the site.

Both Jewish Temples once stood on the site, and today it is the third holiest place in Islam because of the shrine known as the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Under a delicate status quo struck between Israel and Jordan (which administers the site), Jews are not allowed to pray on the site but are allowed to visit in small numbers.

Muslim worshippers clashed with Israeli police last week at the site. Palestinians were protesting a visit by reportedly hundreds of Israelis to mark Tisha B'Av, a solemn day of fasting in which Jews lament the destruction of both temples. That day coincided this year with a major Muslim holiday known as Eid al-Adha.

In the letter on Sunday, Jordan said the site was a "place of worship for Muslims only."

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