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AMMAN — The UAE has summoned Israel’s ambassador to the country to express its condemnation of “provocative practices by Israeli extremists” during a rally in Jerusalem earlier this week, the state news agency, WAM, reported on Wednesday.
WAM carried a Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ statement which said that Abu Dhabi has summoned the Israeli ambassador to the country, to “condemn in the strongest terms the deplorable and offensive violations against the Palestinian people that took place in the courtyard of Al Aqsa Mosque and in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City.”
The UAE emphasised the need to respect the “custodial role of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan over the holy sites in accordance with international law and historical status, and not to compromise the authority of the Jerusalem Endowment Administration that manages the affairs of Al Aqsa Mosque, Qubbat Al Sakhrah, and the surrounding courtyards.”
In the statement, the ministry emphasised the UAE’s rejection of all practices that violate resolutions on international legitimacy and threaten further escalation. “The UAE underscored the need to respect the status quo of Al Aqsa Mosque, and the importance of protecting all holy sites in Jerusalem, which symbolise coexistence and peace.”
“The UAE underscored that these provocative, arbitrary practices represent dangerous incitement against Muslims, and are a flagrant violation of the sanctity of the holy city,” WAM reported.
The ministry called on Israeli government to shoulder its responsibilities, hold perpetrators accountable without exception to ministers and officials, and take urgent steps to prevent the exploitation of Jerusalem for agendas of violence, extremism and incitement. “The UAE reiterates that failure to act will be seen as tacit approval that will only further deepen the cycle of hatred, racism, and instability.”