Jordan, which has custodianship of Moslem and Christian sites in Jerusalem, said Israel should respect worshippers and international law safeguarding Arab rights.
The tensions in Jerusalem go back to late April when Ramadan began and Israeli police restricted access to Damascus Gate.
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The locusts, which threaten crops, are the latest addition to a long list of challenges faced by Lebanon, which is battling its worst financial crisis in decades.
Despite periodic claims of Jordan’s instability and concerns about its collapse, the kingdom has not only survived 100 years, but is considered one of the most stable states in the Middle East.
“Jerusalem is a red line for Jordan, the king and our people, as it is a red line for the State of Palestine.”
The discontent in the kingdom has reached the royals, and this is where changes can happen.
It's a gesture Israel can comply with given that rainfalls have increased the level of available water in the Sea of Galilee.
State media showed the monarch and other members of the royal family laying wreaths at the memorial to the unknown soldier and tombs of royalty in the Raghdan palace in Amman.
"Nothing comes close to what I felt - shock, pain and anger - as a brother and guardian of the Hashemite family and a leader of this dear people," King Abdullah said in a letter.
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