Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour. Image from vosizneias
Amman, (IINA) - Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour said that Jordan has decided to halt its plan to install cameras at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound following opposition from a section of Palestinians.
In a statement to Jordan News Agency Petra on Monday, Ensour said that Jordan has always been, and will remain the staunchest supporter and defender of Palestine, its people as well as its holy shrines, Petra reported.
"Stemming from this historic stance, the main objective behind Jordan's decision to install surveillance cameras at Haram Al-Sharif compound and not inside the mosque, was to monitor and document the continued Israeli violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque, which extends over an area of 144 dunums."
"However, we were surprised since our intention to carry out the project, by the response of some of our Palestinian brethren to the project, adding that they voiced their concern and cast doubt on its aims and objectives. As we respect the points of views of our brethren in Palestine in general and in Jerusalem in particular, and because we always affirm our full support to the Palestinians and their aspirations at all times, we found that this project is a point of contention and therefore, we decided to halt its implementation," he said.
The objective of installing the cameras, he said, was to gain legal, political and media advantages in the face of the continued Israeli practices against the sanctity of the holy places, and enable Muslims around the world to follow what is happening in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque and increase their sympathy and support to it. "At the beginning, Israel tried to hinder the project through various means, but we were able to overcome that," Ensour added.
The prime minister reiterated Jordan's constant stance in defending Jerusalem and its holy shrines at all diplomatic, legal and media levels.
SM/IINA
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