Jordan’s king to donate $1.4m to Temple Mount Waqf

2 August 2017, 5:12 pm

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Jordan’s King Abdullah II will reportedly donate 1 million Jordanian dinars ($1.4 million) to the Waqf, the Islamic authority that administers the Temple Mount holy site in Jerusalem.

According to reports, the donation will go to fund an Islamic museum on the compound.

Jordan, which acts as custodian of the Temple Mount and funds the Waqf, has played a key role amid the ongoing crisis, sparked after Israel installed metal detectors following an attack at the Mount on July 14 in which three terrorists used guns smuggled into the sacred compound to shoot dead two Israeli policemen guarding outside.

Earlier today Abdullah said his government was “closely monitoring the situation in Jerusalem. The challenge is a political one, not just security.”