30 dec 2016
The Jordanian government has strongly denounced its Israeli counterpart for persistently allowing Jewish settlers to desecrate the Aqsa Mosque’s Islamic sanctity every day and hurting the Muslim nation’s feelings.
“The Jordanian government holds the Israeli government, as the occupying power, responsible for any action happening against the holy Aqsa Mosque,” spokesman for the government Mohamed al-Momani stated on Thursday.
Momani emphasized that the occurrence of daily break-ins at the Aqsa Mosque by Israelis are illegal and hostile acts against an Islamic holy site and a disregard for the Muslims’ feelings.
He reiterated his government’s position on the need to protect the status quo at the Aqsa Mosque.
The spokesman affirmed that Jordan would continue to assume its role as the guardian of Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem and employ its diplomatic and legal options to protect them.
“The Jordanian government holds the Israeli government, as the occupying power, responsible for any action happening against the holy Aqsa Mosque,” spokesman for the government Mohamed al-Momani stated on Thursday.
Momani emphasized that the occurrence of daily break-ins at the Aqsa Mosque by Israelis are illegal and hostile acts against an Islamic holy site and a disregard for the Muslims’ feelings.
He reiterated his government’s position on the need to protect the status quo at the Aqsa Mosque.
The spokesman affirmed that Jordan would continue to assume its role as the guardian of Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem and employ its diplomatic and legal options to protect them.
25 nov 2016
The Jordanian authorities prevented on Friday a popular march that was scheduled to be organized after Friday prayer in protest against the gas deal with Israel.
The national campaign against the gas deal with Israel decided to postpone the demonstration which was planned to be in front of Grand al-Husseini Mosque after Friday prayer in Amman.
The campaign strongly condemned the Jordanian authorities’ decision not to grant permit for the demonstration, considering it a violation of public freedoms and the constitutional rights.
The campaign vowed to continue protests against the gas deal till its abolition.
On September 26, Jordan’s National Electric Power Company signed the deal with US-based Noble Energy and Israeli partners for the import of approximately 1.6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas per day over a 15-year term. Production is expected to begin around 2019 or 2020.
The national campaign against the gas deal with Israel decided to postpone the demonstration which was planned to be in front of Grand al-Husseini Mosque after Friday prayer in Amman.
The campaign strongly condemned the Jordanian authorities’ decision not to grant permit for the demonstration, considering it a violation of public freedoms and the constitutional rights.
The campaign vowed to continue protests against the gas deal till its abolition.
On September 26, Jordan’s National Electric Power Company signed the deal with US-based Noble Energy and Israeli partners for the import of approximately 1.6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas per day over a 15-year term. Production is expected to begin around 2019 or 2020.
