Recent events in Jerusalem bring into Jordan's custodianship of sanctities

Recent Israeli escalatory practices at the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem that prompted Jordan to summon its ambassador to Israel brought into limelight, anew, the Hashemite Kingdom's guardianship of the sacred sites in the ancient city that harbors meccas for followers of heavenly religions.
Israeli troops have recently burst into the compound of the mosque, its inner parts, driving Palestinian activists observing a sit-in out of the holy place, a move that nudged Amman to recall its diplomat in Israel and warn that such a provocative approach would undermine the Israeli-Jordanian treaty. Alarmed by this firm stance, Tel Aviv eased off the heavy-handed actions in Jerusalem and re-assured Jordan that it continued to recognize its historic custodianship of the sacred sites in the city.
It was 90 years ago, specifically in the year 1924, when the Palestinians declared allegiance to the Hashemite Sherif Hussein Bin Ali as protector of the Christian and Islamic sanctities in Jerusalem. Also during the same year, the head of the Supreme Islamic Council in Palestine, Amin Al-Husseini, asked Prince Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein to assume the role as custodian and supervisor of the Islamic sacred sites in Jerusalem. Shouldering the responsibility, the Prince donated 38,000 gold pounds from his private funds for renovations works -- in addition to donations from Iraq, India and other nations.
Construction of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock began during era of Sherif Hussein Bin Ali, who donated, in 1924, 24,000 gold pounds, and requested in his will that he be buried at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. His desire was met.
During era of the founder of the Hashemite rule, Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein, the Jordanian Army fought a war against Israel in 1948, retaining control of old Jerusalem, the regions of Al-Latroun, Bab Al-Wad and Ramallah.
In 1950, Jordan's guardianship was boosted with the unification agreement between the East and West Bank (Palestine and Jordan). The founder died 15 months after the unification declaration.
Later, during era of King Hussein Bin Talal, a construction committee for Jerusalem was formed, and building and renovation works began in 1958.
The unity accord remained intact despite the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, due to the fact that most of the sanctities were situated in the city eastern part. But in 1969, Zionists set fire at Al-Aqsa mosque. It was repaired later.
In 1988, an armistice accord was worked out between Jordan and the West Bank, maintaining the Hashemite protection in response to a request by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Later, in 1994, Jordan and Israel signed a peace treaty, stipulating in part that Israel would respect the Jordanian protection of the sacred places in Jerusalem.
In 2007, Jordan enacted a new legislation stipulating Al-Aqsa's rebuilding. Accordingly, major renovations works were accomplished. Recently, in 2013, the Jordanian King Abdullah II and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed a new accord, according to which the Palestinian Authority renewed recognition of the Hashemite protection of the sanctities.