The United Arab Emirates issues a statement strongly condemning what it calls “the storming of the courtyard of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque by extremist settlers” yesterday “under the protection of the Israeli forces.”
The Israeli ally’s foreign ministry calls for ceasing “provocative violations” at the mosque. It calls on Israel to avoid escalation at the holy site and exercise “maximum restraint” there.
A record 2,600 Jews visited the Temple Mount yesterday to mark Jerusalem Day, prompting rebukes from Jordan and the Palestinian Authority.
The visits were orderly, and made under police guard.
The Temple Mount — which also houses the Al-Aqsa Mosque — is administered by the Waqf, a religious trust run and funded by Jordan. The site is the holiest place for Jews, as the place of biblical temples, and Al-Aqsa is the third holiest shrine in Islam, turning the area into a major flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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