(Ha'aretz) Akiva Eldar - Two months ago, Israeli officials traveled to Jordan and worked out a detailed agreement to put up a bridge to the Mughrabi Gate that will not cause an iota of harm to the interests of the Waqf, the Muslim religious trust. All was done in agreeable consultation with UNESCO officials, who are supposed to monitor the work. According to a UNESCO document dated Oct. 4 obtained by Ha'aretz, its executive board received minutes of meetings in which Israel and Jordan agreed on coordination procedures for renovating the site. At the last minute, Jordan's King Abdullah got cold feet and asked that the renovation be postponed.
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