Ra'am Chairman Mansour Abbas met with King Abdullah and talked to him about attempts to calm down in Jerusalem

The conversation between Abbas and the king took place on Monday on the sidelines of an Iftar meal of the end of Ramadan fasting at the palace in Amman.

During the event, which was attended by Palestinian representatives from East Jerusalem and representatives of the Arab public in Israel, the King stressed the need to calm the situation and avoid renewed escalation.

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28/04/2022

Thursday, 28 April 2022, 19:14 Updated: 19:25

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In the video: A reception for President Herzog in King Abdullah's palace in Jordan (video: Omar Miron, recorder: Nir Sharaf / GPO)

The chairman of Ra'am Mansour Abbas met on Monday in Amman with King Abdullah II of Jordan and discussed with him the situation in Jerusalem and ways to prevent a resumption of tensions on the Temple Mount - Walla learned!

The conversation between the two took place on the sidelines of the Iftar meal of the end of the Ramadan fast at the King's Palace, to which Palestinian representatives from East Jerusalem as well as representatives of the Arab public in Israel were invited.

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why is it important?

• MK Abbas is the first Israeli politician to meet with the king since the recent escalation on the Temple Mount that has led to tensions in relations between Israel and Jordan. This is the second meeting between the two since the formation of the government.

• A senior Israeli official noted that Abbas had informed Prime Minister Bennett in advance that he was invited to the Iftar dinner at the King's Palace.

  The Prime Minister did not object but also did not convey any message to the king through Abbas.

• Abbas updated Foreign Minister Lapid on the details of his visit to Jordan during a meeting the two held yesterday (Wednesday).

  Lapid's bureau declined to comment.

The first Israeli politician to meet with the king since the recent escalation on the Temple Mount.

Abbas (Photo: Reuven Castro)

What do they say?

• In a conversation with Walla!

  Abbas refused to confirm that he had met with the king in private but also did not deny it.

  He noted that during the Iftar meal the King spoke at length about the situation in Jerusalem and stressed to the participants the need to calm the situation and avoid renewed escalation.

• "King Abdullah is not only the king of Jordan but represents two billion Muslims when it comes to the Al-Aqsa Mosque and therefore should be looked at in this way and not just in the context of Israeli-Jordanian relations. Israel should treat the king as an address in the Muslim world Abbas.

• Abbas noted that one of the problematic issues is that each side sees the meaning of the status quo in the holy places in Jerusalem differently.

  Therefore, he says, the parties need to sit down together and talk about it more deeply so that each side understands what the other side means.

• "King Abdullah does not want escalation and he is looking for solutions that will allow him to remain calm, give the mosque the respect it deserves and maintain Jordanian sponsorship there. We need to see what can be done so that what happened this year does not happen again next year," Abbas said.

Update

• The prayers on the Temple Mount on Wednesday night to mark "Lilat al-Qadr" passed quietly and without any unusual events.

  Senior Israeli officials said that the Waqf members made a great effort to maintain order and in some cases prevented riots and confronted elements who tried to stir up the atmosphere.

• Yesterday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) visited Amman and met with King Abdullah.

  The meeting was also held as part of the coordination between the parties to calm the winds in Jerusalem.

• Tomorrow will be the last Friday prayers of the month of Ramadan.

  In Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority, there is great vigilance and fear that the lull achieved in recent days will be violated by Hamas supporters.

Riots on the Temple Mount, two weeks ago (Photo: Reuters)

What next?

• Published yesterday in Walla!

  After Ramadan, there will be a meeting of the joint committee of Jordan and Israel on the issue of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount.

  One of the main issues that will come up for discussion is the increase in the number of guards from the Jordanian Waqf in the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex.

• Abbas noted that there is a large shortage of manpower in terms of the Waqf and a significant reinforcement of guards is needed.

  According to him, Israel has so far approved an increase of only 15 guards, with the Jordanian need being about 200.

• "The waqf needs to be strengthened so that they can maintain order inside the mosque and avoid events like the ones we have seen in recent weeks," Abbas said.

• Abbas said that in terms of RAAM and Arab society in Israel, King Abdullah is the address in the Muslim world when it comes to the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

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