For five days in a row, there have been large protests outside the Israeli embassy in Amman, Jordan calling for an end of agreements between the Jordanian government and Israel and the US due to Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Many activists have been arrested by Jordanian security.
Close-up of an Arabian Camel. Little baby camel stands near his mom in the middle of the herd. This was a small herd in the Wadi Rum desert also known as the Valley of the Moon, in southern Jordan. Honestly did not expect camels to be this beautiful, weird creatures but beautiful. Personally, I enjoyed the information that camels have a great memory especially if somebody mistreated them. The local guide said that if abused camels could wait years in order to get even with the person that angered them, so basically a camel never forgets and also never forgives! Be careful how you act around these animals and remember to always be respectful! Hope you enjoy the images!
March 28. Taleed El-Sabawi, JD, PhD writes: "Jordan should be trending right now. Protests have been blocking traffic; men have flooded the streets in such large numbers that even the repressive military force in Jordan can’t beat them into submission (something they frequently do); Protesters are chanting for Jordan to open its borders so they can march to Al-Aqsa. The political unrest in Jordan has been at a boiling point for years now.
High rates of unemployment particularly among young men; significant inflation; high housing costs; low wages; skyrocketing gas prices, electricity, groceries…hardly any industry. Repressive import taxes.
And a monarchy that pockets millions of US government aid in exchange for US military access. The monarchy is now holding on by a thread.
Expect the Jordanian forces to increase their violence against protestors. Expect the U.S. to send in reinforcements in some shape or form—If the monarchy falls, it will not be a U.S. co-opted government that will organically take its place. It will not be an Israel friendly government. Expect the U.S. to meddle as they always have & to do everything they can to keep the monarchy in place.
Even a UN Ceasefire isn’t enough to make Israel ceasefire or the U.S. to call for Israel to ceasefire. The calculus has changed. The people are reminded yet again how the governments of the world have failed them. Expect more of this around the world.
Every time there are protests in Jordan, I call my family in Amman to get a sense of how serious it is, because my grandparents are in Amman. Since October, every time I call they have brushed it off as young men being young men. Skirmishes with the armed guard as usual. But today was different. They spoke about not being able to drive in the streets, of the chaos, of the sheer number of human bodies, of the determination to do something to help Gaza—something has changed. This time, it feels different.
Additional important context: Jordan was created in 1946. When Britain divided up the Arab World into nation states. Before that there was free movement & a greater degree of one-ness. So when Jordanians say they there is no difference between us and the Palestinian people or that we are the same people , it is because the British creation of nation states was a Western government forcing the Arab people into its Western constructs.
[about further protests in Jordan] There are already plans to start again —at Maghreb tomorrow (sunset)—at the Israeli embassy and doing a sit-in again until dawn, interspersed with prayers. Tomorrow will mark day 5 of protests in Amman."
JORDANIANS DEMONSTRATE FOR GAZA OVER AN ENTIRE NIGHT IN AMMAN
📹 Thousands of demonstrators out rallying in support for Gaza and in solidarity with Palestinians in Amman, the Jordanian capital, which went on until dawn today.
Jordan's Hazem Kayyali wins gold at national championships in Amman
Jordan’s Hazem Kayyali wins gold at national championships in Amman
Hazem Kayyali, 22, of Jordan won a gold medal at the national championships held by the Jordan Mixed Martial Arts Federation at the Martyr Rashid Al-Zayoud Hall of Al-Hussein Youth City in Amman, Jordan from July 29-30, 2022. Six teams participated in the tournament where seven new national champions were crowned.
The Jordan national team has been performing well in the International Mixed…
Tens of thousands of Jordanians demonstrating outside the "Israeli" embassy in Amman:
"We swear by Almighty God to support the resistance, to reject normalization, and to sacrifice our lives and blood for Gaza."
Close-up of an Arabian Camel resting its head on the back of another camel. This was a small herd in the middle of the Wadi Rum desert also known as the Valley of the Moon, in southern Jordan. Honestly did not expect camels to be this beautiful, weird creatures but beautiful. Personally, I enjoyed the information that camels have a great memory especially if somebody mistreated them. The local guide said that if abused camels could wait years in order to get even with the person that angered them, so basically a camel never forgets and also never forgives! Be careful how you act around these animals and remember to always be respectful! Hope you enjoy the images!
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