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Jordan’s Foreign Ministry slammed Israel on Thursday for setting up iron barriers at three of the entrances to Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque, describing it as a “a dangerous and unacceptable step.” “Israel has no sovereignty over occupied East Jerusalem and does not have the right to impose restrictions hindering the entry of worshippers into al-Aqsa Mosque/al-Haram al-Sharif,” the ministry spokesman said in a statement. Jordan is the official custodian of Muslim and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem. The Noble Sanctuary or al-Haram al-Sharif in Arabic, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, contains…

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