AMMAN: Foreign Minister of Jordan Ayman Safadi has called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to take immediate action against Israel concerning its minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s recent call to build a Jewish synagogue inside the courtyards of Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Israeli minister claimed that building a synagogue inside Al-Aqsa Mosque would ensure equal rights for Muslims and Jews, which violates UN resolutions and the status quo of Al-Aqsa.
“We urge the Security Council and all members of the Int’l community to take immediate effective action to stop the illegal Israeli measures that violate the historical and legal status quo at occupied Jerusalem’s Holy Sites,” Safadi wrote on X.
He said as the occupying power, Israel is legally responsible to protect the historical and legal status quo.
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The Jordanian minister called upon the UNSC to adopt a binding resolution that stops the occupation from committing further violations and escalations around the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
He said the situation is already volatile and the hate-driven ideology enabling the designs to change the identity of the Mosque could aggravate the situation. “The consequences will be dangerous,” Safadi warned.
The condemnation of the top Jordanian diplomat follows the occupation government’s commitment to financing the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque by illegal Israeli settlers after Ben-Gvir’s remarks.
Ben-Gvir has proposed changes to the status quo at Al-Aqsa Mosque in his ministry’s formal action plans.
