Jordan wants pre-crisis status at holy site
Jordan's foreign minister says the kingdom wants the situation at a major Jerusalem shrine returned to the way it was before the recent crisis over security measures there.
Hala Akhbar, a news site linked to the country military, quoted Ayman Safadi Tuesday saying Jordan's King Abdullah II had "lead the crisis in a way to preserve the status quo, and revoking all the new measures on the ground."
Safadi did not mention the new Israeli proposal at the site and it is unclear what Jordan's position is on the issue.
Jordan, the Muslim custodian of the shrine, has played a key role in trying to end the crisis at the holy site, sacred to Muslims and Jews.
Israel set up metal detectors outside the holy compound after Arab gunmen killed Israeli policemen there. The move incensed the Muslim world and triggered violence. Israel removed the devices early Tuesday after talks with Jordan.
Israel said new security arrangements based on "advanced technology" will be installed.
Muslim leaders urged worshippers to continue protesting the Israeli measures even after the metal detectors were removed.
