Jordan to host conference on countering Israeli policies in Jerusalem

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

The Old City of Jerusalem on April 5, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
The Old City of Jerusalem on April 5, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Jordan will host foreign ministers from Muslim countries tomorrow to create a plan to counter Israeli policies in Jerusalem, Jordan’s foreign ministry says.

The meeting will focus on “crystallizing a common position in confronting the escalatory and illegitimate Israeli measures that target the identity of Jerusalem and its Islamic and Christian sanctuaries,” says Jordan.

The meeting will be attended by the foreign ministers of Tunisia, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Iraq, the Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Egypt, Morocco, Pakistan, Turkey, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Jordan views itself as a custodian of the Temple Mount and the Muslim and Christian sites in Jerusalem — a status Israel does not recognize, though it acknowledged the kingdom’s “special role” on the Temple Mount in the countries’ peace treaty.

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