"The United States and Israel are actively working to end Jordan’s historic custodianship of Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque complex, according to multiple American, Jordanian and Palestinian officials as well as western and Gulf Arab sources."
"The plan, championed by President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, would replace the Jordanian-backed Islamic Waqf with a new Israeli-created body that would declare the Al-Aqsa Mosque a multi-faith center, sources told Middle East Eye. Under the proposed arrangement, Jews would be granted equal access to the Muslim site and be formally allowed to conduct large-group Jewish prayer, according to the officials who spoke on condition of anonymity."
"Israel would also have a major say in the appointment of imams, preachers and senior mosque officials, and would sign off on the content of Friday sermons. Two U.S. officials said Washington had drafted a paper on the envisioned future of the mosque."
Details of Proposed Arrangement"The authority of the Islamic Waqf, which has administered internal affairs at the Al-Aqsa compound since the 1967 war, would abruptly end under the proposal. The new body created by Israel would manage the site as a landmark tourist attraction hosting all three Abrahamic religions, effectively stripping the mosque of its exclusive Muslim identity."
"A western official and a source briefed by the Jordanian government said that Arab countries could be granted rotational oversight of the complex. According to two Gulf Arab sources and another source familiar with Jordanian thinking, Saudi Arabia is opposed to the proposal."
"Bahrain, Egypt, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates have all been briefed on the U.S. proposal, sources said. One source close to the Jordanian government told Middle East Eye that the Americans have been angry that the Jordanians cite their custodianship and raise complaints about Israeli actions at Al-Aqsa. The proposal leaves the fate of Jerusalem’s Christian holy sites, also under Jordanian custodianship, uncertain, another source added." FULL STORY at above link.