Anti-Israel protest staged in Amman

Jordanians gathered in an anti-Israel protest in downtown Amman on Friday, calling for the Jordanian government to annul a peace treaty with Israel and expel the country's ambassador.

About one thousand protesters chanted anti-Israel slogans and held placards in support of Jerusalemites.

The protest was organized by Muslim Brotherhood party.

Jordan, which made peace with Israel in 1994 and is the custodian of Al-Aqsa, weighed in on Friday, saying "Israel's continuation of its illegal practices and provocative steps" in the city is a "dangerous game."

"Building and expanding settlements, confiscating lands, demolishing homes and deporting Palestinians from their homes are illegal practices that perpetuate the occupation and undermine the chances of achieving a just and comprehensive peace, which is a regional and international necessity," Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman al-Safadi tweeted.

In recent days, protesters have scuffled with police and settlers over the threatened eviction of dozens of Palestinians in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in east Jerusalem. Several Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah have been embroiled in a long-running legal battle with Israeli settler groups trying to acquire property in the neighborhood north of the Old City.

Israel captured east Jerusalem, along with the West Bank and Gaza, territories the Palestinians want for their future state in the 1967 Mideast war. Israel annexed east Jerusalem in a move not recognized internationally and views the entire city as its capital.

The Palestinians view east Jerusalem, which includes holy sites for Jews, Christians and Muslims, as their capital, and its fate is one of the most sensitive issues in the conflict.