al-Deyar: Jordan build a fifth minaret in al-Aqsa mosque

The spokeswoman for the Jordanian government Asmaa Khuder said that Jordan is making contacts with the Israeli authorities to pave the way for building a fifth minaret in al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.

Khuder explained in statements to the Lebanese daily al-Deyar that Jordan "is making contacts with the Israeli sides to complete the building of a fifth minaret in al-Aqsa mosque." She explained that the Jordanian King Abdullah II ordered to follow up the building of the minaret from his own account."

Khuder indicated that there are "extremist Israeli sides, rather than official ones," she did not specify who they are, that oppose the building of the minaret.