Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh has
stressed that Jordan’s options are open regarding the Zionist aggressions on
our
Palestinian people, a position he voiced to go with the tide when lawmakers
agreed unanimously on the demand to expel the ambassador of the occupation
state during their meeting on Monday.
اضافة اعلان
The government and the House have placed
themselves in a very awkward political position before the Jordanian public,
especially as there has been no decisive decision in that regard. In a display
of unique unanimity, the lawmakers demanded the expulsion of the Israeli
ambassador. For its part, the government got the message and will get back to
the Chamber.
The public will not accept anything short
of a tangible difference on the ground, and the people are awaiting the
Jordanian response.
The risk we cannot miss here lies in delaying
a decision. The street listened to the premier’s remarks under the dome and are
eagerly waiting for the outcome. Their hopes are pinned on that. If let down,
there will be a political price to pay that neither the government nor MPs can
pay, especially as the relations between each and the street are at their
worst.
Such decisions need special political
calculations by the state, otherwise it would not hesitate to take decisive
action from the moment flocks of settlers and occupation troops attacked
Jerusalemites. Everyone appreciates that need, but there should be equally
significant calculations, particularly considering
Jordan’s historic role in
Jerusalem and its holy sites, that should not be underestimated.
In addition, the domestic situation should
also be taken into consideration; everyone is waiting for the news announcing
the expulsion of the Israeli envoy. It is a decision that the stage is
especially ready for.
We should realize that the MPs’ decision
did not happen in a vacuum. This is a legislature that has its own
considerations. We also know that Khasawneh would not have delivered the speech
he did on national television had he not had his reasons. It was an indication
that Jordan is heading towards escalation with the occupation, unless Israel
brings an end to its provocations, which, as His Majesty King Abdullah said,
were the factors that led to the ongoing escalation.
The government has no choice but to respond
to the people’s representatives, and a failure to do so means that it has
failed the most important and serious test it has faced since its inception
seven months ago.
A bigger danger will present itself if we
do not take a decision of appropriate proportion relative to the gravity of the
development. It will affect how the occupation state will look at Jordan. We
are aware that this state has never respected the Jordanian custodianship of
the Islamic and Christian holy sites and keeps provoking us the way it has done
recently. This state should know that what it does constitutes a breach of the
agreements signed, reflecting the fragility of bilateral ties and the need to
revisit the deals. In fact, we have not
benefited at all from the peace deal.
In a nutshell, the government has to
neglect all external considerations and go ahead with the expulsion of the
Zionist ambassador and call back our envoy there. In this way, the official and
grassroots positions would be identical and the message to Israel would be
strong enough to make sure Tel Aviv understands that it is not safe from
Jordan’s reactions.
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