AMMAN — Several protests were held around the Kingdom on
Monday in solidarity with Palestinians against Israeli violations in occupied
Jerusalem.
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Thousands of Jordanians rallied across the Kingdom at seven
different locations in Amman, in addition to protests in Irbid, Zarqa, and
Balqa governorates.
The capital’s main event, saw hundreds of people gathering
at Al-Kalouty Mosque, close to the Israeli embassy in Amman’s Rabieh
neighborhood, for the second consecutive day. Protesters chanted, “Palestine is
Arab,” “no embassy, no ambassador,” and “we will take death over humiliation.”
Turnout also included members from the
Jordanian Communist Party and the Islamic Action Front.
Tulene Manna, an attendee at the Rabieh protest, told Jordan
News that she believes that the peace treaty between Jordan and Israel
stands in the way of Jordan’s support for Palestine.
“We hope things will change, but closing the Israeli embassy
is a huge step that Jordan is not ready for,” she said.
Ward Al-Allan, a 24-year-old activist and a member of Wihda
(Unity) political party, led the crowd alongside his comrades. He said he took
part in the protest as a show of support for the resilient Palestinian youth.
“We are here today to reiterate the Arab identity of
Al-Quds and Palestine in general. We reject the Israeli settlement activity and
occupation,” Allan told Jordan News. “We are also demanding the
expulsion of the Israeli ambassador and the overturn of the Wadi Araba deal and
the gas deal.”
The activist added that the protest aims to exert pressure
on the government in order “to take action on the ground against the
normalization of Jordan’s relationship with Israel.”
“We need them to take actual measures, rather than make
empty promises. Jordan is funding the Zionist occupation with the gas and water
deals. At the very least, we need them to stop this funding,” Allan concluded.
The protests saw a handful of people arrested, a Jordan
News photographer reported.
Meanwhile at a different sit-in, dozens gathered in the
capital at noon around the Islamic Action Front Party’s headquarters in Abdali
area. Protesters held banners condemning Israeli actions and calling for the
closure of the embassy in Amman.
“To our people in Jerusalem, we will not let you down,” and
“dear government, Al-Aqsa Mosque awaits actions not words,” read some of the
signs held by demonstrators.
The Secretary General of the Islamic Action Front Party,
Murad Adayleh, told Jordan News regarding Israeli attempts to evict
Palestinina families from occupied Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood that
“what is going on in Jerusalem is a continuation of the Zionist program, which
has been attempting to confiscate these lands for years.”
“The situation in Jerusalem is really dangerous. The
Jordanian people feel like they are part of the cause. Therefore, we are always
at the forefront of defending it,” added Adayleh.
“We want the government to elevate its stance to reach that
of the people. We are demanding the overturn of the Wadi Araba deal and the gas
agreement, in addition to putting an end to diplomatic relations between Jordan
and Israel,” concluded Adayleh.
In another sit-in at the Professional Association Complex,
dozens of protesters gathered for the same reason.
Head of the Jordan Medical Association, Mohammad Tarawneh,
said in an interview with Jordan News that the syndicate provides moral
and financial support for Palestinians.
“We have an office in Jerusalem, where we provide aid for
the residents by building houses, funding students, paying legal fees and
providing healthcare services,” Tarawneh said.
Tensions have sharply escalated since Israeli riot police
clashed with Palestinian worshippers on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting
month of Ramadan in the city’s worst disturbances since 2017.
Nightly unrest since then has left hundreds of Palestinians
wounded, drawn calls for de-escalation from the international community and
sharp rebukes from across the Muslim world.
Public outrage was particularly loud in Jordan, where many
people come from Palestinian backgrounds.
As Israel marked its independence, the anniversary of its
capturing of parts of Jerusalem back in 1967, Jordanians protested in an attempt
to resist the ongoing displacement happening in Palestine.
Sit-ins and protests are planned for tomorrow as well in
different areas across the
Kingdom.
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