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Protesters in Jordan offered cold beverages by police

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Thousands of people gathered Friday in the Jordanian capital of Amman in an orderly demonstration calling for an end to absolute monarchy.

The crowd at the Friday rally, the eighth in a row, was polite and neat, dispersing quickly and leaving little trash behind, Voice of America reported. Police gave demonstrators juice and water instead of confronting them.

Protesters said they will keep returning to the streets until they win an elected government and called for the ouster of Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit, recently appointed by King Abdullah II. Abu Rasah, one of the protesters, said they want what the English won with the Magna Carta in the 13th century.

“We want to keep the kingdom, we want to keep the king, but we want the authority for the people,” he said.

Tariq al-Hmedy, a Jordanian journalist, told VOA the protests have become larger as time has passed. But he said the group this Friday also has changed character somewhat.

“It’s the first time people come from the Bedouin, from outside Amman, from the other cities, and say, ‘No, stop. We want to do something. We won’t allow for you to steal our money and steal our freedom,’” al-Hmedy said.

UPI

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3 responses to “Protesters in Jordan offered cold beverages by police”

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    Constantin7

    Considering that in Jordan water is so scarce (when I visited 2 years ago, I was stunned to find out that water in restaurants has to be bought and is not free like in Lebanon and the rest of the world), being offered cold beverages by police is a good thoughtful gesture. In any case, I keep a very fond memory of Jordanians and their politeness and good manners. I wish them a smooth change without the drama that we are seeing in Lybia and Bahrein. Jordan is part of the holy land. At a certain place, during my tour 2 years ago, near the dead sea our guide told us that we were 35km from Jerusalem. Yet we could not visit the eternal city….because of politics and narrow mindedness…. what a shame! I am dreaming of the day where I could drive from Beirut to Jerusalem and spend the week-end there…How wonderful would that be. Unfortunately evil minds control the region and forbid such a peaceful, religious, cultural act to take place. People like HA, Netanyahu, moslem and jewish fanatics…are obstacles to peace, with the biggest blame on the Israeli fanatics of course for stealing the Palestinian lands, up to this day. Yet the Jordanians and the Egyptians made peace with Israel, why can’t Lebanon have peace with Israel? Haven’t we had enough wars? All that Lebanon wants: 1) Return all our land (what is left of the occupied land – Shebaa farms…), 2) respect our sovereignty (on land, air and sea) and 3) most important, take the Palestinians away. Why can’t the Paletinians go to Lybia (if they cannot return to Palestine), such a huge country with 6 million inhabitants, let them wait for their return to Palestine in Lybia. In the mean time they will be able work, own land, and have all the rights they are denied to in Lebanon. Their condition would be much better in any country other than Lebanon. In Lebanon, we cannot afford them, space wise and ethnic balance wise, to say the least.

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    Constantin7

    Considering that in Jordan water is so scarce (when I visited 2 years ago, I was stunned to find out that water in restaurants has to be bought and is not free like in Lebanon and the rest of the world), being offered cold beverages by police is a good thoughtful gesture. In any case, I keep a very fond memory of Jordanians and their politeness and good manners. I wish them a smooth change without the drama that we are seeing in Lybia and Bahrein. Jordan is part of the holy land. At a certain place, during my tour 2 years ago, near the dead sea our guide told us that we were 35km from Jerusalem. Yet we could not visit the eternal city….because of politics and narrow mindedness…. what a shame! I am dreaming of the day where I could drive from Beirut to Jerusalem and spend the week-end there…How wonderful would that be. Unfortunately evil minds control the region and forbid such a peaceful, religious, cultural act to take place. People like HA, Netanyahu, moslem and jewish fanatics…are obstacles to peace, with the biggest blame on the Israeli fanatics of course for stealing the Palestinian lands, up to this day. Yet the Jordanians and the Egyptians made peace with Israel, why can’t Lebanon have peace with Israel? Haven’t we had enough wars? All that Lebanon wants: 1) Return all our land (what is left of the occupied land – Shebaa farms…), 2) respect our sovereignty (on land, air and sea) and 3) most important, take the Palestinians away. Why can’t the Paletinians go to Lybia (if they cannot return to Palestine), such a huge country with 6 million inhabitants, let them wait for their return to Palestine in Lybia. In the mean time they will be able work, own land, and have all the rights they are denied to in Lebanon. Their condition would be much better in any country other than Lebanon. In Lebanon, we cannot afford them, space wise and ethnic balance wise, to say the least.

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    Considering that in Jordan water is so scarce (when I visited 2 years ago, I was stunned to find out that water in restaurants has to be bought and is not free like in Lebanon and the rest of the world), being offered cold beverages by police is a good thoughtful gesture. In any case, I keep a very fond memory of Jordanians and their politeness and good manners. I wish them a smooth change without the drama that we are seeing in Lybia and Bahrein. Jordan is part of the holy land. At a certain place, during my tour 2 years ago, near the dead sea our guide told us that we were 35km from Jerusalem. Yet we could not visit the eternal city….because of politics and narrow mindedness…. what a shame! I am dreaming of the day where I could drive from Beirut to Jerusalem and spend the week-end there…How wonderful would that be. Unfortunately evil minds control the region and forbid such a peaceful, religious, cultural act to take place. People like HA, Netanyahu, moslem and jewish fanatics…are obstacles to peace, with the biggest blame on the Israeli fanatics of course for stealing the Palestinian lands, up to this day. Yet the Jordanians and the Egyptians made peace with Israel, why can’t Lebanon have peace with Israel? Haven’t we had enough wars? All that Lebanon wants: 1) Return all our land (what is left of the occupied land – Shebaa farms…), 2) respect our sovereignty (on land, air and sea) and 3) most important, take the Palestinians away. Why can’t the Paletinians go to Lybia (if they cannot return to Palestine), such a huge country with 6 million inhabitants, let them wait for their return to Palestine in Lybia. In the mean time they will be able work, own land, and have all the rights they are denied to in Lebanon. Their condition would be much better in any country other than Lebanon. In Lebanon, we cannot afford them, space wise and ethnic balance wise, to say the least.

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