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Jordan concerned over Jewish prayer schedule at Aqsa Mosque -- Erekat

Secretary at the Executive Council of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat
Secretary at the Executive Council of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat
RAMALLAH, Aug 31 (KUNA) -- Jordan is working on the highest levels to halt the Israeli continuous violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque namely a plan to impose a schedule to allow Jewish prayer at the site, said a Palestinian top official Monday.
Speaking to Palestinian radio, Secretary at the Executive Council of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat said that the meeting between Jordanian King Abdullah II and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday touched on Jordan's high-level efforts to discourage Israel from carrying out the plan.
Last week Israeli forces prevented Palestinians access to the Mosque in a measure viewed as an initial step to impose the scheduled.
A similar action was undertaken by Israel at Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron (Al-Khalil) city when a schedule was imposed to allocate time for prayers for both Muslim and Jewish worshipers. Muslims are prevented from entering the said Mosque during Jewish holidays. (end) ng.gta