A court in Amman sentenced Hiba Abu Taha, a Jordanian investigative journalist of Palestinian origin, to a year in prison on 11 June, one month after her arrest for revealing alleged trade links between Jordanian and Israeli companies despite the war in Gaza.
Ah, so they want to continue trading with Israel while not being held responsible for trading with Israel.
Jordan has seen a surge in harassment of journalists, including arrests, censorship and intimidation since December 2023. Those targeted have included journalists covering demonstrations in support of Gaza or revealing information concerning relations between Jordan and Israel, and the harassment has been carried out under the cybercrime law in particular.
Add Jordan to the list of countries where it is strangely forbidden to criticize Israel no matter what Israel does.
Considering what Israel is doing with some of it's other neighbors, I kind of don't blame them for not wanting to piss Israel off.
Ah, so they want to continue trading with Israel while not being held responsible for trading with Israel.
Add Jordan to the list of countries where it is strangely forbidden to criticize Israel no matter what Israel does.
Considering what Israel is doing with some of it's other neighbors, I kind of don't blame them for not wanting to piss Israel off.
Jordan has it's own bad blood with palestinian militias and palestinians: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_September