The Jordan Option and Al-Aqsa Mosque
Jordan is torn between its special role in East Jerusalem and its concerns over the Palestinian impact on Jordanian identity.
![PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL/ An Israeli policeman scuffles with a Palestinian during clashes near Lion's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City February 7, 2014. Tensions briefly ran high on Friday in Jerusalem's Old City following clashes that erupted between Israeli police and stone-throwing Palestinians on a compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside (JERUSALEM - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTX18CFC](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2014/02/RTX18CFC.jpg/RTX18CFC.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=pzp1Sf4Z)
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