Stripping Jordan of Al-Aqsa custodianship would trigger 'outbreak of violence', expert says

A US-Israeli plan to strip the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan of its historic custodianship of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque complex would lead to an “outbreak of violence” in the Middle East, Israeli-American attorney Daniel Seidemann told Middle East Eye.

“What starts in Jerusalem doesn’t stay in Jerusalem," said Seidemann, who is also the founder of Terrestrial Jerusalem, a non-governmental organisation that tracks the development of Israeli settlements in occupied East Jerusalem.

"This would send shockwaves throughout the Arab and Muslim world,” he added.

Seidemann, who is widely recognised as an expert on Jerusalem and its holy sites, confirmed on Tuesday an exclusive report by MEE that revealed a US-Israeli plan to strip Jordan of its custodianship and declare Al-Aqsa a "multi-faith centre”.

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