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Jordan Slams Israel Over Christian Assault in Jerusalem
(MENAFN) Jordan has issued a sweeping condemnation of Israeli police actions targeting Christian worshippers in occupied Jerusalem during Holy Fire celebrations on Saturday, denouncing the measures as unlawful and a direct assault on the city's historical and legal standing.
The kingdom's Foreign Ministry declared its "absolute rejection and condemnation" of what it characterized as illegal Israeli restrictions imposed on Christians during the sacred observances. It pressed for an immediate end to all measures impeding both Muslims and Christians from freely exercising their religious rights at their respective holy sites.
Amman further called for full respect of Jerusalem's established historical and legal status quo, issuing a pointed reminder that "there is no Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem." The ministry directed an appeal to the international community to honor its legal and moral obligations and exert pressure on Israel to cease what it described as ongoing violations against Islamic and Christian holy sites in the city.
Jordan additionally renewed its call for safeguarding the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to establish a fully independent and sovereign state on their national land, in line with a two-state solution framework.
On the ground Saturday, Israeli security forces blanketed Jerusalem with heavy military restrictions, concentrating deployments around the Damascus Gate and the Old City as Christian communities gathered to mark the Holy Fire ceremony ahead of Orthodox Easter.
The crackdown is part of a broader pattern of access restrictions. Israel had shuttered both the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque for 40 consecutive days beginning February 28, citing security imperatives during the US-Israeli war against Iran, before reopening both sites on Wednesday.
Even ahead of that reopening, Israeli authorities barred Palestinian Christians in occupied Jerusalem from conducting Palm Sunday prayers at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre — an unprecedented prohibition that triggered widespread international condemnation.
The kingdom's Foreign Ministry declared its "absolute rejection and condemnation" of what it characterized as illegal Israeli restrictions imposed on Christians during the sacred observances. It pressed for an immediate end to all measures impeding both Muslims and Christians from freely exercising their religious rights at their respective holy sites.
Amman further called for full respect of Jerusalem's established historical and legal status quo, issuing a pointed reminder that "there is no Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem." The ministry directed an appeal to the international community to honor its legal and moral obligations and exert pressure on Israel to cease what it described as ongoing violations against Islamic and Christian holy sites in the city.
Jordan additionally renewed its call for safeguarding the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to establish a fully independent and sovereign state on their national land, in line with a two-state solution framework.
On the ground Saturday, Israeli security forces blanketed Jerusalem with heavy military restrictions, concentrating deployments around the Damascus Gate and the Old City as Christian communities gathered to mark the Holy Fire ceremony ahead of Orthodox Easter.
The crackdown is part of a broader pattern of access restrictions. Israel had shuttered both the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque for 40 consecutive days beginning February 28, citing security imperatives during the US-Israeli war against Iran, before reopening both sites on Wednesday.
Even ahead of that reopening, Israeli authorities barred Palestinian Christians in occupied Jerusalem from conducting Palm Sunday prayers at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre — an unprecedented prohibition that triggered widespread international condemnation.
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