Jordan Posts and then Removes Condemnation of Temple Mount Terror Attack
By Jewish Press News Briefs
Just after midnight on Saturday, when everyone in the Middle East was asleep, Jordan finally issued a short-lived condemnation of the Temple Mount terror attack.
The condemnation was released by Jordan’s official Petra government news agency, but the text can no longer be found anywhere on their homepage and appears to have been completely removed from their website.
...The condemnation did not address the details of the attack, and it did not send condolences to the dead and wounded police officers.
Instead, the press release said that King Abdullah of Jordan spoke with Netanyahu about the need for “de-escalation” on the Temple Mount.
Abdullah then reiterated his generic “condemnation of the attack in Jerusalem on Friday and the rejection of violence in all its forms, especially in holy sites and places of worship.”
And of course, Abdullah then demanded that PM Netanyahu reopen the Temple Mount to Muslim worshipers, and warned Netanyahu about the need to prevent any party from disrupting security and stability which could lead to further violence and extremism.
On the other hand, what is highly visible on the Jordanian government’s Petra homepage is a senior Jordanian minister’s strong condemnation of Israel following the Islamic terror attack...
By Jewish Press News Briefs
Just after midnight on Saturday, when everyone in the Middle East was asleep, Jordan finally issued a short-lived condemnation of the Temple Mount terror attack.
The condemnation was released by Jordan’s official Petra government news agency, but the text can no longer be found anywhere on their homepage and appears to have been completely removed from their website.
...The condemnation did not address the details of the attack, and it did not send condolences to the dead and wounded police officers.
Instead, the press release said that King Abdullah of Jordan spoke with Netanyahu about the need for “de-escalation” on the Temple Mount.
Abdullah then reiterated his generic “condemnation of the attack in Jerusalem on Friday and the rejection of violence in all its forms, especially in holy sites and places of worship.”
And of course, Abdullah then demanded that PM Netanyahu reopen the Temple Mount to Muslim worshipers, and warned Netanyahu about the need to prevent any party from disrupting security and stability which could lead to further violence and extremism.
On the other hand, what is highly visible on the Jordanian government’s Petra homepage is a senior Jordanian minister’s strong condemnation of Israel following the Islamic terror attack...
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