The Jordanian Executive will hold an extraordinary session this Wednesday with the foreign ministers of the Arab countries that make up the Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee, with the aim of analyzing the current situation of the holy sites in Jerusalem, the rise of violence in the West Bank, and the diplomatic efforts to advance towards a two-state solution.
According to the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meeting will serve for the participating states to examine in detail the situation in Jerusalem and the holy places "in order to crystallize a common position to confront the illegal Israeli actions" that jeopardize the identity and character of these enclaves.
Among the attendees who have publicly confirmed their presence are the Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, and the head of Pakistani diplomacy, Mohamad Ishaq Dar. The participation of delegations from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Somalia, and Malaysia is also expected, in addition to the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Nabil Fahmy.
Israel took control of the Temple Mount and the rest of the Old City of Jerusalem during the Six-Day War in 1967. However, it allowed Jordan to continue exercising religious custody over the site and, in the bilateral peace treaty, recognized Jordan's "special role" over "the Muslim holy places in Jerusalem."
Israeli authorities maintain that Jerusalem is their "indivisible" capital, although the city's final status remains subject to a peace agreement with Palestinian leaders. They claim East Jerusalem as the capital of a future state within the borders of 1967, as part of a two-state solution endorsed by the international community, which insists that the 'status quo' not be altered.