Israel Agrees to Remove Metal Detectors at Entrances to Mosque Compound
By ISABEL KERSHNERJULY 24, 2017
JERUSALEM — After days of violent protests, bloodshed
and a diplomatic crisis with Jordan over the placement of metal detectors at the entrances to the Aqsa Compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, the Israeli government said early Tuesday it would remove them.
The Israeli ambassador to Jordan, Einat Shlain, and her staff, including a security guard at the center of the fray, returned
home soon after a telephone call between King Abdullah II of Jordan and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.
It also occurred hours after the end of a standoff prompted by a confrontation at
the Israeli Embassy in Amman, Jordan, that led to the deaths of two Jordanians.
