Bennett: “Jordan’s request to increase the Waqf presence was a month and a half ago and it was rejected”

Home Jordan News Bennett: “Jordan’s request to increase the Waqf presence was a month and a half ago and it was rejected” Bennett: “Jordan’s request to increase the Waqf presence was month and half a go and we refused it” 10-05-2022 01:08 PM Ammon News - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett denied that Israel had acceded to a Jordanian demand that Israel allow the Waqf – the Jordan-based Islamic trust which administers the al-Aqsa mosque– to assign an additional 50 personnel to the site, according to a statement released by the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office Tuesday. "This is an event that took place about a month and a half ago. Indeed, about a month and a half ago, a Jordanian request was received to increase the Waqf presence on the Temple Mount by 50 guards but Israel did not find it appropriate to accede to the request,” Bennett said, as reported by israelnationalnews. “In practice: Six Hamas-backed Waqf guards were removed from the Temple Mount, and 12 new Waqf positions were manned — all within the existing standards, without any increase.”, the statement said. “All decisions on the Temple Mount will be made by the Israeli government out of considerations of sovereignty, freedom of religion and security, and not out of pressure from foreign or political factors.”, the statement added.

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Bennett: “Jordan’s request to increase the Waqf presence was a month and a half ago and it was rejected”

Bennett: “Jordan’s request to increase the Waqf presence was month and half a go and we refused it”

10-05-2022 01:08 PM

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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett denied that Israel had acceded to a Jordanian demand that Israel allow the Waqf – the Jordan-based Islamic trust which administers the al-Aqsa mosque– to assign an additional 50 personnel to the site, according to a statement released by the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office Tuesday.

"This is an event that took place about a month and a half ago. Indeed, about a month and a half ago, a Jordanian request was received to increase the Waqf presence on the Temple Mount by 50 guards but Israel did not find it appropriate to accede to the request,” Bennett said, as reported by israelnationalnews.

“In practice: Six Hamas-backed Waqf guards were removed from the Temple Mount, and 12 new Waqf positions were manned — all within the existing standards, without any increase.”, the statement said.

“All decisions on the Temple Mount will be made by the Israeli government out of considerations of sovereignty, freedom of religion and security, and not out of pressure from foreign or political factors.”, the statement added.

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