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Peace deal with Israel arouses protest in Jordan after 22 years

Xinhua, October 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

Hundreds of Jordanians took to streets on Friday to call for abolishing the peace deal with Israel.

During a protest in downtown Amman after the Friday prayers, demonstrators chanted slogans against the peace deal.

"We do not want a Zionist entity in Jordan," chanted the demonstrators.

Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel on Oct. 26, 1994, which is widely rejected by the public.

Wednesday marked the 22nd anniversary of the signing of the deal.

The participants, including trade unionists and members of several political parties, urged the government to cut ties with Israel.

They also called for terminating an agreement the kingdom signed to import gas from Israel.

Demonstrators said the gas deal does not serve the interests of Jordanians.

On Sept. 26, Jordan signed an agreement with an American company to import natural gas worth 10 billion U.S. dollars from Israel for a period of 15 years.

Figures show Jordan imports about 97 percent of its energy needs and generates 85 percent of its electricity from imported gas. Endit