Editing Al-Aqsa Mosque (section)

===Administration===
{{Further|Jerusalem Waqf}}
The administrative body responsible for the whole Al-Aqsa Mosque compound is known as "the [[Jerusalem Waqf]]", an organ of the [[Jordan]]ian government.<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-706288 ''Jordan: We don't accept instructions from Israel on Temple Mount guards''], Khaled Abu Toameh for [[The Jerusalem Post]], 10 May 2022 (accessed the same day).</ref>

The Jerusalem Waqf is responsible for administrative matters in the [[Al-Aqsa|Al-Aqsa Mosque compound]]. Religious authority on the site, on the other hand, is the responsibility of the [[Grand Mufti of Jerusalem]], appointed by the government of the [[State of Palestine]].<ref>Yaniv Berman, [http://www.spme.net/cgi-bin/articles.cgi?ID=1280 "Top Palestinian Muslim Cleric Okays Suicide Bombings"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514113916/http://spme.net/cgi-bin/articles.cgi?ID=1280 |date=14 May 2013 }}, ''Media Line'', 23 October 2006.</ref>

After the 1969 arson attack, the ''waqf'' employed architects, technicians and craftsmen in a committee that carry out regular maintenance operations. The [[Islamic Movement (Israel)|Islamic Movement]] in Israel and the ''waqf'' have attempted to increase Muslim control of the Temple Mount as a way of countering Israeli policies and the escalating presence of Israeli security forces around the site since the [[Second Intifada]]. Some activities included refurbishing abandoned structures and renovating.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000525002731/http://www.passia.org/jerusalem/publications/khaled_khatib_Conservation_Jerusalem/chapter1.htm Social Structure and Geography] Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs.</ref>

Ownership of the al-Aqsa Mosque is a contentious issue in the [[Israel-Palestinian conflict]]. During the negotiations at the [[2000 Camp David Summit]], Palestinians demanded complete ownership of the mosque and other Islamic holy sites in [[East Jerusalem]].<ref>[http://www.passia.org/publications/bookmaps/page2.htm#_edn8 Camp David Projections] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111230312/http://www.passia.org/publications/bookmaps/page2.htm |date=11 January 2012 }} [[Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs]]. July 2000.</ref>