AMMAN — Several personalities from
Jerusalem sent a letter to Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh asking him to
allow them entry in the Kingdom through a northwestern border crossing, Amman
Net reported.
اضافة اعلان
The letter, sent through Jordanian representatives
in the West Bank city of Ramallah, asked the Jordanian premier to allow
Jerusalem residents access through the Sheikh Hussein Bridge, which is strictly
used by Jordanian and Israeli travelers.
Another crossing, the King Hussein Bridge across the
Jordan River, is used for Palestinian passenger and commercial traffic.
Recently, a backlog of thousands of Palestinian
travelers was reported at the King Hussein border crossing, which was blamed on
slow passenger processing and handling by Israeli occupation authorities on the
other side of the bridge.
The letter was signed by approximately 200 figures
in Jerusalem of different social, economic, cultural, and religious
backgrounds, public figures, and activists.
“The Israeli authorities allow Jerusalemites to use
all crossings and airports,” the signatories wrote to Khasawneh.
“Jerusalemites were allowed to travel to Jordan and
return via the Sheikh Hussein Bridge, as well as the King Hussein Bridge,” it
said. “But in recent years, for unknown reasons, Jerusalemites were banned from
travelling across the Sheikh Hussein Bridge.”
It said the signatories “ask your excellency to give
your kind guidance to allow, once again, the Jerusalemites to use this crossing
as well as all crossing points, which would be of mutual benefit to a
Jordanians and Palestinians.”
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