A turn for a turn

A Jordanian official from the Jordan’s Royal Committee for Jerusalem Affairs has accused the Israelis of attempting to Judaize a Jewish city in a Jewish state. I tell you - the out and out chutzpah of the Israelis is absolutely outrageous, and obviously knows no limits! The Jerusalem Post reports:

A Jordanian official called on Israel Wednesday to stop archaeological excavations in the Old City of Jerusalem, the official Petra news agency reported. Israel has been carrying out excavations on a ramp leading up to a disputed holy site. The digging has sparked clashes between police and Muslims in Jerusalem and touched off fierce criticism throughout the Muslim world. "Israel must stop its continuous practices and measures to Judaize the city and change its Arab and Islamic characteristics," said Abdullah Kanaan, the head of Jordan's Royal Committee for Jerusalem's Affairs.

Of course, when Jordan controlled East Jerusalem it thought nothing of destroying the "Jewish" character of East Jerusalem, but this really does show - for some, denial is more than a river in Egypt. Forty odd years after Jordan lost East Jerusalem and the Jordanian King still keeps a Royal Commission on Jerusalem Affairs. Now that’s chutzpah.