Jordan MPs Seek Scrapping Peace Deal with Zionist Entity

Jordanian lawmakers say they are fiercely opposed to the appointment of a new ambassador to Israel, demanding that the peace treaty with Tel Aviv should be scrapped.

Ghassan Majali is expected to replace the Ambassador to Israel Walid Obeidat, who is set to conclude his tenure after more than five years.

Lawmakers say if Jordan decides to appoint an ambassador to Israel, it should change the nature of its position.

 “The new ambassador should defend Jordan’s interest, and mainly halt the activity of the occupation regime in al-Quds,” MP Hazem Majali said.

It is generally believed that the move by the Jordanian Parliament to scrap the peace agreement with Israel is a result of the Jordanians’ criticism. 

“Our fundamental stance is that the peace agreement with Israel should be abrogated,” MP Hazem Majali was quoted as saying by Israeli website Ynetnews.

“We seek to scrap the agreement and don’t succeed,” he added, “We stand with them (the Palestinians) in their just fight,” Majali added.

Jordan also opposes Tel Aviv’s efforts to stir up tensions by tampering with the city’s status quo.

Majali said if Amman went ahead with sending the envoy anyway, “the new ambassador should defend Jordan’s interest, and mainly halt the activity of the occupation regime in al-Qud].”

The country’s current Ambassador Walid Obeidat is set to conclude his tenure after more than five years.

The Israeli embassy in Amman shut down last July after two Jordanians were gunned down by an embassy guard, prompting the return to Israel of the Israeli ambassador along with the guard involved in the shooting.

That guard, who claimed that he shot the Jordanians in self-defense, received a hero’s welcome on his return, further enraging the Jordanians.

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