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Amman, Sept. 13 (Petra) – The Ministry of Foreign and Expatriate
Affairs on Sunday condemned the continued incursions by extremist
settlers into Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif, including the latest
incursion carried out under the protection of Israeli occupation
police.
The ministry said the incursions, restrictions imposed on worshippers
entering the compound, and provocative practices inside Al-Haram
Al-Sharif constitute a flagrant violation of the historical and legal
status quo, a desecration of the site’s sanctity, and an unacceptable
provocation.
Ministry spokesperson Fuad Majali reaffirmed Jordan’s absolute
rejection and strong condemnation of the continued incursions by
extremist settlers, as well as the Israeli occupation police’s
facilitation of such actions and restrictions on worshippers’ access.
Majali said these practices represent a blatant violation of
international law and international humanitarian law and an
unacceptable attempt to impose new realities at Al-Aqsa
Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif and divide it temporally and spatially.
He stressed that Israel has no sovereignty over occupied Jerusalem or
its Islamic and Christian holy sites.
Majali warned of the consequences of continued violations and
provocative practices, particularly amid calls by extremist groups to
intensify incursions.
He urged the international community to adopt a firm position
requiring Israel, as the occupying power, to halt its violations and
unlawful practices against Islamic and Christian holy sites in
Jerusalem and to end all measures restricting worshippers’ access to
Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif.
Majali also reiterated that the entirety of Al-Aqsa Mosque, covering
144 dunums, is a place of worship exclusively for Muslims, and that
the Jerusalem Awqaf and Al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs Department, affiliated
with Jordan’s Ministry of Awqaf, Islamic Affairs and Holy Places, is
the legal authority with exclusive jurisdiction over the
administration of all affairs of Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif
and the regulation of entry to the compound.
//Petra// AO
