Jordan warns new Israeli government not to cross ‘red lines’ over holy sites

Dec. 28 (EUROPA PRESS) –

King Abdullah II of Jordan has warned Israel’s new coalition government on Wednesday that if it crosses the “red lines” the country will be prepared, as guarantor of the Esplanade of the Mosques (or Temple Mount) in Jerusalem, to deal with with their pressures on the holy places.

“If people want to come into conflict with us, we are quite prepared,” he said in an interview with collected by the Petra news agency, adding that there are “many people in Israel concerned” about the situation.

In this sense, he has alluded to certain “red lines” regarding the status quo of the holy places in Jerusalem, although he has made it clear that the Israeli people “have the right” to elect their own representatives, regardless of their political persuasion and as long as you work to “bring people together”.

Abdullah has also pointed out that being “custodians” of the holy places for Christians, Muslims and Jews in Jerusalem there are “challenges” on the ground. “If we continue to use Jerusalem as a platform for politics, things can get very very out of control.” fast,” he warned.

Finally, when asked if the status quo is threatened, he replied that “always” there will be people who will try to promote this option of rupture, which is cause for concern. “But I don’t think that these individuals are only under the Jordanian microscope, but rather that they are under an international microscope,” he has sentenced.

“We have to be worried about a coming intifada. And if that happens, it’s a complete breakdown of law and order, and neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians will benefit,” he said, stressing that extremists are using Jerusalem to spark conflict. and violence.