Jordan King warns against attempts to erase Jerusalem’s Muslim, Christian identity

 MENAFN  (AFP photo)(MENAFN – Jordan Times)
His Majesty King Abdullah addresses the UN General Assembly on Tuesday  His Majesty King Abdullah warned against attempts to erase the Arab, Muslim, or Christian identity of Jerusalem or invade Al Aqsa Mosque.

Delivering an address at the plenary session of the 67th UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, the King urged the international community to send a clear message that any such transgressions will not be tolerated.

“We are extremely concerned by threats to Jerusalem and the sanctity of its Muslim and Christian holy sites,” he said, according to a transcript of the speech.

“The Al Aqsa Mosque and compound – Al Haram Al Sharif of East Jerusalem – is under Hashemite custodianship, a special role recognised by the 1994 Jordan-Israel peace treaty, and protected as occupied territory by international law,” His Majesty said (see full text of the speech). 

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