Zev Porat

Thursday, May 9, 2013

WAR DRUMS! Jordan summons Israeli envoy over Temple Mount tensionParliament in Amman demands ambassador’s ouster and end to diplomatic ties, protesters try to storm embassy


Ambassador Walid Obeidat presents his credentials to Israeli President Shimon Peres, October 17 (photo credit: Mark Neiman/GPO)The Jordanian Foreign Ministry summoned Israel’s ambassador to Amman on Wednesday and voiced an “expression of concern” about restrictions imposed by Israel on Muslim worshippers at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. The summons came amid calls by Jordanian parliamentarians to sever diplomatic ties between the neighboring states.


Jordanian media reported earlier on Wednesday that parliament voted unanimously in favor of petitioning the government to expel Israeli Ambassador to Jordan Daniel Nevo and recall Jordanian Ambassador in Tel Aviv Walid Obeidat in protest of alleged Israeli desecration of holy sites in Jerusalem.

READ MORE http://www.timesofisrael.com/jordan-summons-israeli-envoy-over-temple-mount-tension/

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