Jordan says it will take ‘all necessary measures’ to prevent Ben Gvir’s Temple Mount ‘attacks’

Jordan issues a fiery statement condemning Itamar Ben Gvir after the far-right national security minister again declared his support for Jewish prayer rights at the Temple Mount and backed the establishment of a synagogue atop the flashpoint site.

A statement from Jordan’s foreign ministry stresses “the Kingdom’s absolute rejection and condemnation in the strongest terms of the statements of the extremist Israeli minister who fuels a policy of extremism and works to change the historical and legal status in Jerusalem and its holy sites by imposing new facts and practices supported by a fanatical exclusionary narrative.”

Jordan asserted that the Temple Mount “is a place of worship exclusively for Muslims,” claiming that Ben Gvir is seeking to divide the site.

“Jordan will take all necessary measures to stop the attacks on the holy sites and it is preparing the necessary legal files to take action in international courts against such attacks, which constitute a clear violation of international law and a dangerous escalation that Jordan will confront by all possible means,” the foreign ministry says.