Jordanian authorities have clamped down on participants in the daily protests against the Israeli war on Gaza, amid accusations that Hamas has a role in igniting them.
Thousands have been protesting daily in Ramadan in front of the Israeli embassy in the capital, Amman, demanding its closure and an end to normalisation with Israel in response to its atrocities in Gaza.
The protests continued even though the embassy has no diplomatic mission, following the departure of Israel’s ambassador in October and Jordan’s recalling of its ambassador in protest of the Israeli war on Gaza.
Jordanian authorities have been caught off guard by the size of the Ramadan protests, which average between 6,000 to 10,000 participants. ….more
