Jordan’s Minister of State for Information Mohamed al-Mumani said that the cameras to be installed on the Temple Mount will be to “document Israeli trespasses” according to reporter Khaled Abu Toameh.
Those “trespasses” primarily refer to Jews praying on the Temple Mount, the Jewish people’s holiest site.
Islamists are afraid of Jewish prayers on the Temple Mount, as Jews praying there contradicts the Islamic belief in the supremacy of Islam and its replacement theology.
The Jordanian minister notes that the cameras will not be installed inside the mosque, which the Islamists have used to store weapons to attack Israeli police and others on the Temple Mount.
A number of Islamic clerics have expressed opposition to the installation of the cameras, as they are afraid Israel will use them to identify Arab rioters and terrorists on the Temple Mount.
The plan to install the cameras began in October 2015, following Arab attacks and riots on the Temple Mount against Jews, police and tourists.
Israel allows Jordan to play a significant role on the Temple Mount, which many Jews believe is a mistake.