AMMAN — Around 50 activists gathered on Wednesday outside the US embassy in Amman to protest against US Secretary of State John Kerry’s expected proposed “framework” for a final peace deal between Palestine and Israel.
Kerry is expected to return to the region in the coming weeks with the framework, according to The Associated Press.
Local commentators have expressed fear that the proposal will push for a peace settlement that disregards Jordan’s interests and paves the way for turning the Kingdom into an alternative homeland for the Palestinians.
The demonstrators, who held banners and waved the Palestinian flag, included Taj Al Dein Shaaban, who said he took part in the protest to send a message.
“We will never give Palestine up and we will give our blood to protect it,” he told The Jordan Times outside the US embassy.
Shaaban said he is against the negotiations between Kerry and Arab and Palestinian leaders to “sell Palestine”.
Ahmad Shamahneh said he took part in the protest because he wanted to stress the right of Palestinian refugees to return to their homeland.
“These negotiations will contribute to impose Israel’s agenda to Judaise Palestine,” he charged.
Protester Anas Tamimi said Palestine is not for sale and it is owned by the Palestinians, who have the right to go back home.
He charged that anyone who agrees to these US-brokered negotiations will betray Palestine.
Earlier this month, Kerry was in Jordan to provide his vision for a potential solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Senior officials have repeatedly said that Jordan will not accept any solution to the conflict that would compromise its strategic interests.
