Jordan Calls Emergency Arab-Islamic Ministers Meeting Over Threats to al-Aqsa

Jordan convened an emergency meeting of foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic nations in Amman in early August, citing an imminent threat of an Israeli takeover of the al-Aqsa compound. The meeting follows a July 23 incident in which more than 2,000 Israeli settlers, led by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, entered the Temple Mount and prayed, which Jordan called the worst violation of the site’s status-quo in modern history.

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• Jordan’s custodianship of al-Aqsa dates to Ottoman times, was formalized in the 1878 Treaty of Berlin and reaffirmed after the 1967 war and the 1994 peace treaty. The “status-quo” permits only Muslims to pray at the site.

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• Past incursions by Jewish extremists have sparked riots and contributed to the Second Intifada after Ariel Sharon’s visit.

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• Jordan warns that Israeli actions ahead of September elections could lead to mass deportations of Palestinians from the West Bank, threatening its demographic balance—Palestinian-origin Jordanians already comprise more than half of the 11.5 million population.

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• July 23 incident: >2,000 Israeli settlers entered the Temple Mount.

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• Jordan’s population: 11.5 million, with Palestinians >50 %.

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• Water agreement: Israel’s supply fell from 100 million m³ / year (2021 accord) to 50 million m³ / year as stipulated in the 1994 treaty.

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• Jordan framed the meeting as a legal protest and a call for international awareness.

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• Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, attending the meeting, is expected to stress that relocating embassies to Jerusalem violates UN resolutions and undermines the two-state solution, while condemning settlement expansion.

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• Delegates from Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Indonesia, Bahrain, Iraq, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Somalia, Malaysia and the Arab League secretary-general will discuss preserving Jerusalem’s holy sites and evaluating recent Israeli actions.

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• “Our position that this is a red line that we will not allow to be crossed. We have made that known to everybody that we will do whatever it takes to prevent any attempt at Israeli displacement of Palestinians into Jordan,” — Ayman Safadi, Jordanian foreign minister

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• No alternative figures were provided for the July 23 incident or the water-supply volumes, so the reported numbers remain unchallenged.

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• Details on concrete outcomes of the emergency meeting, such as resolutions or joint statements, have not been disclosed.

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The ministerial gathering is scheduled for a Wednesday in early August in Amman. Delegates are expected to issue a joint communiqué urging Israel to respect the al-Aqsa status-quo, uphold international law regarding Jerusalem, and halt settlement activities. Follow-up diplomatic pressure may be coordinated through the Arab League and the United Nations.

Turkish top diplomat to attend key meeting on Jerusalem