Jordanian King Abdullah II has again warned Israel against any move to change the status quo at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount compound, while reiterating calls for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The king, whose country has custodial rights over Muslim and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, makes his remarks in a statement after a meeting with UN chief Ban Ki-moon.
The king warns against “any attempt to change the status quo,” which Netanyahu has repeatedly promised to preserve, though he does not detail any consequences.
The king affirms “Jordan’s role in defending Jerusalem as part of its religious and historical duty as well as the Hashemite custodianship of the Islamic and Christian holy sites,” according to the state-run Petra news agency.
He adds that “achievement of a just and comprehensive peace, on the basis of a two-state (Israeli and Palestinian) solution, is the only way out of the crisis in the region.”
— AFP contributed
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