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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jason Burke in Amman

The ‘tricky balancing act’: Jordan’s dilemma on Israel and Gaza

Protesters in support of Palestinians in Amman, Jordan on Friday 5 July.
Protesters in support of Palestinians in Amman, Jordan on Friday 5 July. Photograph: Asmahan Bkerat/The Guardian

On a Friday afternoon, under the blazing summer sun, a crowd marched through central Amman, waving placards and flags.

Watched carefully by a double row of police officers, the several hundred protesters chanted slogans and repeated the words crackling through the microphones mounted on the truck leading the procession. “We will burn Israel! We want the head of Netanyahu! The resistance is humiliating the supposed strongest army in the world! God is Great!” Then, after an hour, the protest quietly dispersed.

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