Hashemite custodianship of Jerusalem holy sites
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Hashemite custodianship of Jerusalem holy sites
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Hashemite custodianship refers to the Jordanian royal family's role in tending Muslim and Christian holy sites in the city of Jerusalem. The legacy traces back to 1924 when the Supreme Muslim Council, the highest Muslim body in charge of Muslim community affairs in Mandatory Palestine, chose Hussein bin Ali as custodian of Al-Aqsa. The custodianship became a Hashemite legacy administered by consecutive Jordanian kings. Jordan controlled East Jerusalem and the West Bank in 1948, and annexed the
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Jordanian custodianship of sites in Jerusalem
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashemite_custodianship_of_Jerusalem_holy_sites
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2023-12-09T00:30:45Z
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