The Jordanian parliament on February 26 voted to expel the Israeli ambassador following an Israeli Knesset debate on proposals to impose Israeli oversight of Al-Quds (occupied East Jerusalem). “Parliament voted unanimously to expel the Israeli envoy from Amman,” lawmaker Khalil Attia was reported as saying. The parliament vote is not, however, binding on the Jordanian government. “We will withdraw confidence from the government if it fails to enforce the move,” Attia threatened.
He went on to say that Jordanian lawmakers would address all Islamic and international parliamentary bodies with the aim of “exposing Israeli violations in holy sites in Al-Quds.” A day earlier, 30 lawmakers signed a petition asking their government to expel the Israeli ambassador and revoke the 1994 peace agreement with Israel. The move came in response to proposals by an Israeli lawmaker to place the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under Israeli oversight.