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Jordan king warns Israel against changing Aqsa status quo
Jordan's King Abdullah II meets with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the Royal Palace in the Jordanian capital Amman.

Amman - King Abdullah II reiterates calls for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

By AFP


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Published: Thu 22 Oct 2015, 5:27 PM

Last updated: Thu 22 Oct 2015, 7:33 PM

Jordanian King Abdullah II again warned Israel on Thursday against any move to change the status quo at Occupied Jerusalem's Al Aqsa mosque compound, while reiterating calls for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The King, whose country has custodial rights over Muslim and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, made his remarks in a statement after a meeting with UN chief Ban Ki-moon.
Ban has already met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in a bid to get the two sides to rein in violence that has killed 60 people in three weeks.
Angry Palestinians clashed with Israel police several days in September, spurred by fears Israel is seeking to change the rules governing the site, sparking the latest wave of violence.
Jordan has previously denounced Israeli actions at the mosque compound, saying they amount to "aggression" against Arab and Muslim nations.
The King warned against "any attempt to change the status quo", which Netanyahu has repeatedly promised to preserve.
He added that "achievement of a just and comprehensive peace, on the basis of a two-state (Israeli and Palestinian) solution, is the only way out of the crisis in the region."
For his part, according to the statement from the royal palace, Ban stressed what he said was the "responsibility of the international community... to achieve a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian question."
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State John Kerry met Netanyahu in Germany on Thursday and is expected to travel on to Jordan for a meeting with the King and Abbas.
 


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