The Council will debate in an emergency session this Thursday the situation in the region
Jan. 5 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Arab Ministerial Committee, chaired by Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, has demanded that the UN Security Council take “effective” measures to force Israel to reduce tensions in the region after the Security Minister’s visit. Israeli public, Itamar Ben Gvir, at the Esplanade of the Mosques.
The members of the committee, which includes the foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt and Morocco, as well as the Palestinian Authority, have condemned “the Israeli minister’s raid on Al Aqsa”, branding the visit as a “tease”.
In this way, they have highlighted in a joint statement that this step by Israel constitutes “an unacceptable violation of International Law and the historical and legal ‘status quo’ in Jerusalem, as well as its holy places.”
The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to discuss the situation in the region this Thursday at 3:00 p.m. (New York local time) at the request of the Palestinian Authority and Jordan, according to the WAFA news agency.
The ‘status quo’ in the Esplanade of the Mosques prevents Jews from praying in the Esplanade of the Mosques and only authorizes them to visit the place at predetermined times and to travel through it through a fixed route, accompanied by policemen who must ensure that the faithful do not pray or introduce Israeli flags or religious objects.
Israel took control of the Temple Mount and the rest of the Old City of Jerusalem during the Six Day War (1967). However, it allowed Jordan to continue to maintain religious authority at the site and, under the peace agreement, recognized Jordan’s “special role” over “Muslim holy places in Jerusalem.”
Israel considers Jerusalem its “indivisible” capital, although the status of the city is pending a peace agreement with the Palestinian authorities, who claim East Jerusalem as the capital of a state on the 1967 borders as part of a peace settlement. two states backed by the international community, which also calls for no changes to the ‘status quo’.
