Another Kerry Plan Flops as Jordan Backs Out of Temple Mount Cameras
“And he cried as a lion: ‘Upon the watch-tower, O Lord, I stand continually in the daytime, and I am set in my ward all the nights.'” Isaiah 21:8 (The Israel Bible™)
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The Temple Mount in Jerusalem (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
Jordan has decided against plans to install security cameras on the Temple Mount holy site amid ongoing Palestinian objections to the move.
According to reports, Palestinian activists have recently been distributing leaflets warning against the installation of the security cameras. The decision to drop the plan was announced by Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour, the Jerusalem Post reported.
The agreement to install the security cameras was reached late last year between Israel and Jordan against the backdrop of ongoing tensions over the Temple Mount. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry helped facilitate the agreement.
Last month, during a visit to Ramallah by Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas also voiced support for the cameras. But Palestinians objectors have reportedly argued that the security cameras would be used by Israel to arrest Muslim worshippers on the Temple Mount. A Muslim activist group, Murabitat, have been frequently harassing non-Muslim visitors to the Temple Mount in recent months.
The camera flop can be added to the long list of Kerry failures at attempts to bring peace between Israelis and Palestinians, a task which he has been trying to accomplish since July of 2013. At the top of the list, however, lies the infamous Iranian nuclear deal; as evidenced by Iran’s constant missile violations, it’s clear the deal was just a disaster.
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