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Jordan protests to Israel after envoy blocked from holy site

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Jordan says its ambassador to Israel, Ghassan Majali, was blocked from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem. The incident quickly escalated tensions between the neighbors and reflected the heightened sensitivity around the sacred compound under Israel's new ultranationalist government. The site is revered by Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and by Jews as the Temple Mount.

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Jordan protests to Israel after envoy blocked from holy site

JERUSALEM — Jordan summoned the Israeli ambassador to Amman on Tuesday to protest a move by Israeli police to block the Jordanian envoy from entering a volatile holy site in

8 months ago·United States

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Jordan protests to Israel after envoy blocked from holy site

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Jordan has summoned the Israeli ambassador to Amman to protest a move by Israeli police to block the Jordanian envoy from entering a volatile holy site in Jerusalem. Tuesday’s incident quickly escalated tensions between the neighbors and reflected the heightened sensitivity around the sacred compound under Israel’s new ultranationalist government. Jordan’s Foreign Ministry said its ambassador to …

8 months ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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Gulf News

Jordan protests to Israel after envoy blocked from holy site

Ghassan Majali was blocked from entering the Al Aqsa Mosque compound

8 months ago·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Arab News

Jordan protests to Israel after envoy blocked from holy site

ID: 1673968633957557200Tue, 2023-01-17 18:26 JERUSALEM: Jordan summoned the Israeli ambassador to Amman on Tuesday to protest a move by Israeli police to block the Jordanian envoy from entering a volatile holy site in Jerusalem. The incident quickly escalated tensions between the neighbors and reflected the heightened sensitivity around the sacred compound under Israel’s new ultranationalist government. Jordan’s Foreign Ministry said its amba…

8 months ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Jordan protests to Israel after envoy blocked from holy site

Jordan summoned the Israeli ambassador to Amman on Tuesday to protest a move by Israeli police to block the Jordanian envoy from entering a volatile holy site in Jerusalem. The incident quickly escalated tensions between the neighbors and reflected the heightened sensitivity around the sacred compound under Israel’s new ultranationalist government. Jordan's Foreign Ministry said its ambassador to Israel, Ghassan Majali, was blocked from entering…

8 months ago·Miami, United States

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