Tag: Islamic Waqf
Jordan outraged after Israeli minister calls for new Temple Mount status quo
A spokesman for the Jordanian Foreign Ministry warned on Tuesday that a change of the status quo on the Temple Mount would have serious consequences. The statement came in response to Israeli Public Security...
Jordanian Waqf closes Aaron’s Tomb following ‘illegal’ Jewish prayer
Lacking explicit government permission, the Jordanian Waqf closed Aaron’s Tomb to all visitors on Thursday, after it claimed a group of Israeli tourists prayed at the site in violation of Jordanian law.
According to the...
Islamic Waqf refuses order of Israeli court to withdraw from Temple Mount ‘Gate of...
The Islamic Waqf Council, the Jordanian-led Muslim religious body that shares control of the Temple Mount with Israeli authorities, openly refused an Israeli court order to close an area Arab rioters opened by force...
Jordanians give substantial control of the Temple Mount to Palestinians
Jordan has expanded a council that administers Muslim institutions on the Temple Mount, giving Palestinians 40 percent of the seats for the first time in a body previously reserved for trusted individuals close to...