Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06AMMAN5775
2006-08-01 13:30:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Amman
Cable title:
TFLE01: MORE PROTESTS AND ANGER OVER LEBANON
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C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 005775
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/01/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV IS LE JO
SUBJECT: TFLE01: MORE PROTESTS AND ANGER OVER LEBANON
REF: AMMAN 5745
Classified By: Ambassador David Hale for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 005775
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/01/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV IS LE JO
SUBJECT: TFLE01: MORE PROTESTS AND ANGER OVER LEBANON
REF: AMMAN 5745
Classified By: Ambassador David Hale for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. ( SBU ) Two-thousand protested outside the UN,s Amman
offices July 31, burning Israeli and U.S. flags. The
demonstration was organized by the professional associations.
According to local media, slogans and banners denounced the
UN and Arab leaders and called for the expulsion of the
Israeli and American ambassadors.
2. ( C ) Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Abdul Hadi
Majali told Ambassador that some members of Parliament )
after obtaining Majali,s clearance - attended the UN
demonstration to &avoid leaving it in the hands of
radicals.8 Majali claimed that the MPs left the demo when
the crowd started calling for Jordanian Army support for
Lebanese &resistance.8
3. ( U ) Another 1000 protesters at the University of
Jordan denounced Israel and the U.S. Some of the
demonstrators scuffled with University security; there were
no injuries or arrests.
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Demands for the Recall of Jordan,s Ambassador from Tel Aviv
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4. ( U ) Editorials and opinion pieces in the Jordanian
media are expressing continuing anger about the situation in
Lebanon. Even the elite-oriented English-language Jordan
Times, which rarely goes against government policies,
advocated in its unsigned lead editorial August 1 the
immediate recall of the Jordanian Ambassador from Tel Aviv.
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IAF Fatwa Calls for Jihad
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5. ( U ) The Islamic Sharia Scholars, Committee of the
Islamic Action Front issued a fatwa calling on Jordanians to
support &the jihad of Hamas and Hezbollah.8 The fatwa
accuses &Israel and the U.S. of seeking to eliminate
resistance in Lebanon, Palestine and Iraq.8
6. ( C ) Comment: Even as resentment at Israeli
operations and U.S. policy simmers, senior levels of the GOJ
tell us they are confident they can ride out public
unhappiness and maintain the GOJ,s current position,
provided there is publicly visible movement toward a
ceasefire.
Visit Amman's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman/
Hale
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/01/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV IS LE JO
SUBJECT: TFLE01: MORE PROTESTS AND ANGER OVER LEBANON
REF: AMMAN 5745
Classified By: Ambassador David Hale for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. ( SBU ) Two-thousand protested outside the UN,s Amman
offices July 31, burning Israeli and U.S. flags. The
demonstration was organized by the professional associations.
According to local media, slogans and banners denounced the
UN and Arab leaders and called for the expulsion of the
Israeli and American ambassadors.
2. ( C ) Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Abdul Hadi
Majali told Ambassador that some members of Parliament )
after obtaining Majali,s clearance - attended the UN
demonstration to &avoid leaving it in the hands of
radicals.8 Majali claimed that the MPs left the demo when
the crowd started calling for Jordanian Army support for
Lebanese &resistance.8
3. ( U ) Another 1000 protesters at the University of
Jordan denounced Israel and the U.S. Some of the
demonstrators scuffled with University security; there were
no injuries or arrests.
-------------- --------------
Demands for the Recall of Jordan,s Ambassador from Tel Aviv
-------------- --------------
4. ( U ) Editorials and opinion pieces in the Jordanian
media are expressing continuing anger about the situation in
Lebanon. Even the elite-oriented English-language Jordan
Times, which rarely goes against government policies,
advocated in its unsigned lead editorial August 1 the
immediate recall of the Jordanian Ambassador from Tel Aviv.
--------------
IAF Fatwa Calls for Jihad
--------------
5. ( U ) The Islamic Sharia Scholars, Committee of the
Islamic Action Front issued a fatwa calling on Jordanians to
support &the jihad of Hamas and Hezbollah.8 The fatwa
accuses &Israel and the U.S. of seeking to eliminate
resistance in Lebanon, Palestine and Iraq.8
6. ( C ) Comment: Even as resentment at Israeli
operations and U.S. policy simmers, senior levels of the GOJ
tell us they are confident they can ride out public
unhappiness and maintain the GOJ,s current position,
provided there is publicly visible movement toward a
ceasefire.
Visit Amman's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman/
Hale