US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said statement It is not permitted to use this sacred space for political purposes, calling on all parties to respect its sanctity.
He added, “We reaffirm the strong American position in favor of the historic status quo in the holy sites of Jerusalem, and we affirm the special role of Jordan as guardian of the Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem.”
In the same statement, the Foreign Ministry also expressed concern over a decision by the Israeli government allowing Jewish settlers to establish a permanent presence in the settlement of Homesh in the northern West Bank, which, according to Israeli law, was built illegally on private Palestinian land.
The statement added that the move is inconsistent with former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s written Israeli commitments to the George Bush administration in 2004 and the current Israeli government’s commitments to the Joe Biden administration, and that the increase settlements in the West Bank is an obstacle to achieving the two-state solution.
On Sunday morning, Itamar bin Gvir stormed the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, stressing that his entry into the area was “completely legitimate”, while expressing his joy at entering the lands of Al- Aqsa.
And Ben Ghafir had already stormed the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa mosque last January, with reinforced security, which had triggered a broad international wave of condemnation.
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