“The sovereignty over Jerusalem is Palestinian, that custodianship of Islamic and Christian holy sites is Hashemite, and that the responsibility to protect Jerusalem and its holy sites is a Palestinian, Jordanian, Arab, Islamic and international responsibility in light of the status that Jerusalem represents for us in the Arab and Islamic worlds,” Safadi reiterated.
He said: “The world must act, and Israel must realize that its provocative actions and attacks on Al-Aqsa and the consolidation of the occupation will have catastrophic consequences for everyone.”
In response to a question, Safadi added, “The attack on Islamic holy sites, and what happened in the occupied Jerusalem is an unprecedented escalation, and have serious repercussions, and a violation of he international law, resolutions of international legitimacy, and gambling with the right of the entire region to live in peace.”
“We in Jordan and Palestine want a just, comprehensive and sustainable peace that enables Palestinians to obtain their full rights,” he added.
He called for restoring confidence in the feasibility of the political process by immediately returning to serious and effective negotiations simultaneously with stopping all illegal measures that kill the peace process and undermine the chances of achieving peace.
He noted that the Kingdom is working continuously and in permanent coordination with the State of Palestine and the Arab countries, and with the United States and international partners in order to revive peaceful efforts.
“Jordan takes all decisions and takes all the measures that we believe contribute effectively to supporting our Palestinian brothers, and contribute to creating real prospects for achieving a just and comprehensive peace,” Safadi pointed out.
For his part, Minister Al-Sheikh expressed his appreciation for Jordan’s supportive and solidarity stance with the Palestinian position against the unprecedented and serious Israeli escalation in the occupied Palestinian territories, and in Al-Quds Al-Sharif, specifically the unprecedented violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Al Haram Al Sharif in the history of the Israeli occupation.
He held the Israeli government fully accountable for this escalation and the political cover for extremists who desecrate Christian and Islamic holy sites in the city of Jerusalem.
He announced that the Jordanian and Palestinian sides would start a series of intensive contacts with all concerned parties at the regional and international levels to put an end to this policy and put pressure on the Israeli government and force it to stop these attacks.
Source: Jordan News Agency