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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Jordan’s King Agreed with Biden on Need to Defuse Jerusalem Tension

Jerusalem: Palestinians shout slogans inside Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque complex following Friday prayers, April 22, 2022. (dpa)

Jordan's King Abdullah agreed with US President Joe Biden on the need to prevent a repeat of recent confrontations in Jerusalem's Muslim holy sites that sparked concerns of wider conflict, state media said.

In a phone call on Monday, King Abdullah was quoted as saying the cornerstone of peace was a comprehensive Arab Israeli settlement based on a two-state solution whereby a Palestinian state would emerge alongside Israel.

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