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I love it how veteran American journalists are now re-discovering #Jordan after a decades-long absence and writing as if it is still 1980, 1991 or 1999.
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It highlights a deep lack of understanding of how the #Jordan has evolved under the reign of King Abdullah.
No, East Bank tribes are no longer a monolith and neither are its leaders. A new political-economic elite have risen. Even balance of power in old institutions has shifted
No, East Bank tribes are no longer a monolith and neither are its leaders. A new political-economic elite have risen. Even balance of power in old institutions has shifted
People seem to also missing the point that the #Jordan opposition has been politically decimated or coopted.
There are no real political actors on the ground. Even social actors such as tribes have been divided (many say, on purpose by the state).
There are no real political actors on the ground. Even social actors such as tribes have been divided (many say, on purpose by the state).
#Jordan Prince Hamzah: military chief "informed me that I was not allowed to go out, to communicate with people or to meet with them because in the meetings that I had been present in....there had been criticism of the government or the king"
Incredible
bbc.com/news/world-mid…
Incredible
bbc.com/news/world-mid…
#Jordan Prince Hamzah claims (confirms?) his staff have been arrested, he and his family have been placed under house arrest in the Al-Salaam Palace outside Amman, in video to the BBC.
This is absolutely unprecedented, unparalleled, and perhaps just the start of a deeper crisis
This is absolutely unprecedented, unparalleled, and perhaps just the start of a deeper crisis
#Jordan royal family have a history of banding together when times are tough. Dissent is present but never public.
To have a former crown prince, son of King Hussein directly call out the leadership and the palace is a previously unthinkable escalation.
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To have a former crown prince, son of King Hussein directly call out the leadership and the palace is a previously unthinkable escalation.
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#Jordan authorities arrested Sharif Hassen bin Zaid, former royal court chief/economic power-broker Bassem Awadallah and “others” for security reasons in dramatic raids across the capital- and in news, taken down, a senior prince and his staff
petra.gov.jo/Include/InnerP…
petra.gov.jo/Include/InnerP…
According to reports and claims by relatives of staff, that senior prince is former #Jordan Crown Prince Hamzah- who some claim is currently under house arrest.
The widespread arrests were dramatic in the amount of military, police and mukhabarat forces and house raids.
The widespread arrests were dramatic in the amount of military, police and mukhabarat forces and house raids.
