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Report: Netanyahu, Jordan's King Abdullah secretly meet amid Jerusalem tensions
Leaders agree to coordinate their positions and tone down tensions in East Jerusalem and the Temple Mount, according to Kuwaiti newspaper's report.
Jordan's King Abdullah meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the royal palace in Amman, Jordan on July 27, 2010. Photo by Avi Ohayon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jordan's King Abdullah II reportedly held a secret meeting on Saturday amid tensions in Jerusalem.
According to a report published Monday in the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida, the two agreed to coordinate their positions and tone down the tensions in East Jerusalem and on the Temple Mount, the site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Neither the Israeli or Jordanian side confirmed the authenticity of the report.
On Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Knesset members to ease tensions over the Temple Mount after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry asked him to help lower the temperature in all Jerusalem. The Jordanians had made similar requests.
Tensions rose over the weekend after the shooting of a right-wing activist and the police's killing of the Palestinian man suspected of the crime. After the assassination attempt, Israel closed the Temple Mount to all visitors and worshippers on Thursday, before reopening it.
In a statement Saturday, Netanyahu urged MKs to show “responsibility and restraint” vis-à-vis the Temple Mount, holy to both Jews and Muslims.
On Saturday evening, the prime minister asked Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein to work with MKs to resolve the issue. Netanyahu’s call came after Housing and Construction Minister Uri Ariel harshly criticized Jordan’s rulers on his Facebook page.
Jack Khoury contributed to this report.
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