Netanyahu Meets With Jordan’s King After Tensions Over Holy Site
- Israeli leader’s visit follows events at Jerusalem holy site
- Jordan stresses need to maintain status quo on compound
Benjamin Netanyahu
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Amman to meet with Jordan’s King Abdullah II today following an escalation in tensions over a holy site in Jerusalem.
The meeting, the first since Netanyahu took power after winning elections in November, appeared aimed at calming a situation that started with the visit of a senior Israeli minister to the holy site and deepened when Jordan’s ambassador was delayed in entering the compound. The king today stressed the need to maintain the status quo at the site and restore calm, according to a statement from the royal court.