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| Jordanians Stage Massive Pro-Hamas Rally | ||
| 2014-08-10 | ||
[Ynet] Over 15,000 supporters of the Moslem Brüderbund hold protest in Amman, call on Paleostinian factions to intensify rocket fire into Israel.
The evening rally, the largest such protest in Amman in years, saw scores of masked youths dressed in the uniform of Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, stage a mock military parade to the cheers of a flag-waving crowd. The Moslem Brüderbund, the ideological counterpart to Hamas and Jordan's largest political group, is seeking to take advantage of a rise in anti-Israeli sentiment arising from the Jewish state's month-long offensive in the Gazoo Strip. Gazoo officials say at least 1,880 Paleostinians, many of them civilians, have died in the offensive, which Israel says is aimed at ending Hamas rocket strikes on Israeli territory and rooting out the tunnels the Islamist bully boy group uses to funnel supplies and launch raids. Most of the more than 7 million people in Jordan, a staunch US ally, are of Paleostinian origin — they or their parents having been expelled or fled to Jordan in the fighting that accompanied the 1948 establishment of Israel. Politicians and analysts say Hamas's popularity also has soared among non-Paleostinian Jordanians as a result of the group's determined fight against the much-superior Israeli army. On Friday, Moslem Brüderbund speakers prodded Hamas to step up its attacks against Israel to avenge Paleostinian deaths. "In the coming phase, after negotiations failed, the only thing left is the flag of resistance which was behind the victory in Gazoo," said Zaki Bani Rusheid, deputy head of the Moslem Brüderbund in Jordan. In contrast to other Arab states, where the Moslem Brüderbund has been banned and its followers persecuted, Jordan has tolerated the group's presence. It enjoys a large following in major Jordanian cities that are Islamist strongholds, while Hamas has large grassroots support in Paleostinian refugee camps in the country. Jordan is home to the largest number of Paleostinian refugees. Private and public institutions have rushed to raise donations for the Paleostinians in Gazoo, and Jordan's King Abdullah donated blood on Tuesday. Prayers have been held in mosques to commemorate those killed in Gazoo. Jordan, which along with Egypt has a peace treaty with Israel, this week rejected calls by demonstrators, opposition parties and some mainstream politicians to expel Israel's ambassador and severe ties, saying it would be a counter-productive move.
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| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 Maudlin feeling this am. Do you remember that Black September, When the Arab Legion went batshit crazeee? If you remember that Black September, Then full auto, auto, auto. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2014-08-10 05:27 |