The U.S. Is Quietly Leaving the Door Open to a New Iran Deal
Mostly dead is slightly alive.
February 14, 2023
The King of Jordan Should Help to Restore Calm on the Temple Mount
Abdullah has the power to stop anti-Semitic sermons and the use of al-Aqsa to store weapons—but chooses not to use it.
After the Israeli cabinet minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s visit to the Temple Mount last month, the Jordanian government condemned this peaceful tour of the area as the “storming of al-Aqsa mosque and violation of its sanctity,” while the U.S., the UK, and other Western countries cautioned Jerusalem against doing anything that might “inflame tensions” (as one diplomat put it). No such admonitions, however, have been issued to King Abdullah of Jordan, observes David M. Weinberg:
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The King of Jordan Should Help to Restore Calm on the Temple Mount
Abdullah has the power to stop anti-Semitic sermons and the use of al-Aqsa to store weapons—but chooses not to use it.
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