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Jordanians protest in support of Palestinians and against Israel

Protesters throughout Jordan have demanded the closure of the Israeli Embassy and an end to Arab-Israeli normalization in response to the ongoing conflict in Israel and the Palestinian territories.

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A man holds up a sign reading "we can not breathe since 1948" (the year of the creation of the state of Israel) during a protest to express solidarity with the Palestinian people near the Israeli Embassy in Jordan's capital, Amman, on May 9, 2021. — KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP via Getty Images

There have been protests across Jordan in support of Palestinians in the ongoing conflict with Israel, according to local media. 

Demonstrations against the “Zionist enemy” took place in Kerak in central Jordan, the southern city of Maan, and other cities in the south, the Jordanian news website Khaberni reported Thursday. The protesters demanded an end to normalization agreements between Arab states and Israel and burned Israeli flags. 

Jfranews also reported a protest Wednesday where people demanded the Jordanian government expel the Israeli ambassador from the country. 

The Arabic-language hashtag “let’s go to the border” trended on Twitter on Wednesday and Thursday, with some Jordanians posting the apparent call to mobilize at the Israeli border. 

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