Protesters in Amman burn American, Israeli flags
At a noisy protest outside the US embassy in Amman on Wednesday, protesters burned the Israeli and American flags. The 70 activists burned American and Israeli flags in a noisy protest opposite the embassy in Amman on Wednesday.70 people are not a lot of people, but this may be the start of something much bigger. You see, the Jordanians are upset over a cable released by Wikileaks last week which allegedly shows that the US is actually willing to consider the truth: Jordan is Palestine. But that's not quite what the cable said.
They chanted, "The people want the Americans out."
The protest, which was called by retired military officers, came in the wake of the release by WikiLeaks of hundreds of cables purportedly sent by the US embassy in Amman, which demonstrators said revealed the diplomatic mission's interference in Jordan's affairs.In other words, these are supporters of the little rump king of Jordan who are protesting US calls to allow 70% of the 'kingdom' to vote. Maybe it's time to call the little rump king of Jordan on the carpet.
According to the cables, the US embassy was pressuring the Jordanian government to give equal rights to citizens of Palestinian origin, a move that could enable them to acquire a majority in parliament.
This, the protesters claimed, would facilitate endeavours by 'extremist Israeli politicians' to turn Jordan into an alternative homeland for Palestinians.
By the way, I could not find the original cable and it took me a long time to find any summary of what the cable actually said. This story is being reported as if the US had actually acknowledged that Jordan is 'Palestine.'
Labels: Jordan is Palestine, Jordanian King Abdullah, Wikileaks
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 1:01 AM
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