US and Israel 'actively working' to strip Jordan of Al-Aqsa custodianship, sources say

US and Israel 'actively working' to strip Jordan of Al-Aqsa custodianship, sources say The  US  and  Israel  are "actively working" to strip  Jordan  of its historic custodianship of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque complex, and are pursuing a new arrangement that would see the management of the revered Muslim site closely align with Israeli interests, multiple sources have told Middle East Eye. US, Jordanian and  Palestinian  officials, as well as western and Gulf Arab sources, told MEE that under the plan, championed by President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and the US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, the authority of the Jordanian-backed Islamic Waqf would abruptly end and a new body created by the Israeli government would declare the Al-Aqsa Mosque a "multi-faith centre". According to the officials, all of whom requested anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, the "new arrangement" would grant Jews "equal access" to the Muslim site and formally allow large-group Jewish prayer. Israel would also have a major say over the appointment of imams, preachers and senior mosque officials, and would also be involved in signing off on the content mentioned in Friday sermons. Read more:  Exclusive: US and Israel 'actively working' to strip Jordan of Al-Aqsa custodianship, sources say

Original source: Middle East Eye