- Title: Jordanian protesters at Israeli embassy demand end to peace treaty
- Date: 28th July 2017
- Summary: AMMAN, JORDAN (JULY 28, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS CHANTING AND CARRYING FLAGS VARIOUS OF ONE MAN CHANTING INTO LOUDSPEAKER AND OTHERS RESPONDING JORDANIAN SECURITY PERSONNEL AT PROTEST VARIOUS OF A WOMAN CHANTING VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS MARCHING AND CHANTING VARIOUS OF MAN BEING CARRIED BY PROTESTERS CHANTING INTO LOUDSPEAKER ROW OF MALE PROTESTERS LINKING ARMS AND CHANTING (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) PROTESTER, ABDUL MAJEED DANDEES, SAYING: "The main headline of this protest is to move the shameful embassy of the Zionist entity from our capital Amman and at the same time to focus on cancelling the shameful agreement of Wadi Araba. These protests will continue and will not stop because the national dignity is a red line for us and Zionists have to understand this." VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS CLAPPING THEIR HANDS AND CHANTING (SOUNDBITE) (English) PROTESTER, AHMED AL RAMAHI, SAYING: "The demands today are to close this (Israeli) embassy and to say no for Wadi Araba agreement that did not bring anything for the Jordanian people." PROTESTERS CLAPPING THEIR HANDS AND SHOUTING VARIOUS OF MEMBERS OF JORDANIAN SECURITY STANDING IN LINES WEARING HELMETS, HOLDING SHIELDS SECURITY PERSONNEL PUSHING PROTESTERS PROTESTERS CHANTING SLOGANS AND WALKING
- Embargoed: 11th August 2017 14:43
- Keywords: Israeli Embassy protest Amman embassy protest No to Wadi Araba agreement
- Location: AMMAN, JORDAN
- City: AMMAN, JORDAN
- Country: Jordan
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0016RMUJIF
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Protesters gathered near the Israeli Embassy in the Jordanian capital Amman on Friday (July 28), angry that an Israeli embassy guard who shot dead a Jordanian had returned to his country and been granted diplomatic immunity.
A Reuters witness said around 200 people assembled peacefully in the vicinity of the embassy. Scores chanted "Death to Israel" and called for the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador and the scrapping of an unpopular peace treaty with Israel.
A heavy Jordanian police presence sealed off the area around the embassy so the protesters gathered nearby.
On Sunday (July 23), an embassy guard shot dead Jordanian teenager Mohammad Jawawdah as well as the landlord of the house in a compound where the guard lived. Israel said the guard had been defending himself after Jawawdah assaulted him with a screwdriver in a "terrorist attack". Jordan's King Abdullah angrily demanded on Thursday (July 27) that Israel put the guard on trial. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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