Jordan king says Muslims have ‘duty to deter Israeli escalation’ in Jerusalem

AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan’s King Abdullah II expressed on Sunday a commitment to “safeguard” Jerusalem’s holy sites, in a meeting in Amman with Muslim and Christian religious leaders from the city.

A statement from the royal court said the king told the delegation, led by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, that Jordan “will always be with you.”

“It is the duty of every Muslim to deter Israeli escalations against… holy sites in Jerusalem,” the king said, according to the statement. READ MORE