Jordan demands total control of Temple Mount

Meanwhile, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed seeks “freedom of worship for members of all religions, as stipulated in the standardization agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel,” says policy expert Moshe Albo. “King Abdullah claims this violates the existing status quo and the peace agreement between Jordan and Israel.”

Temple Mount closed to Jews until further notice

“Israel is committed to the status quo on the Temple Mount,” said Lapid in a briefing to foreign journalists at his Jerusalem ministry on Sunday afternoon. “Muslims pray on the Temple Mount; non-muslims only visit. There is no change; there will be no change.”