Jordan allocates $1.5m to rebuild Temple MountUPDATE (29 September): More here.
By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent
Jordan will allocate 1.113 million Jordanian Dinars ($1.5 million dollars) to the Jordan Hashemite Fund for the Reconstruction of Al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock, King Abdullah II announced Sunday during a meeting of the trustees of the new fund.
The king also instructed a bonus salary to be given to employees of the Waqf, as a gesture of thanks for their commitment and work.
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he fund will pay for a new fire detection system that will be installed in the complex of mosques, as well as a modern fire suppression system.
In addition, the fund will acquire a fire truck that will be stationed near the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
A team in charge of preserving mosaics and antiquities will also undergo further training at the expense of the new fund.
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