Talk about peace on out time.
(JPost) The tribe of a Jordanian diplomat who was appointed last week as the ambassador to Israel is threatening to disown him if he accepts the job.
Jordan’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood organization has also come out against the appointment of a new ambassador to Israel, dubbing it a “provocation.”
Representatives of the Obeidat tribe, one of the most powerful clans in Jordan, condemned the appointment of Walid Obeidat as “a despicable act that contradicts the positions of the tribe and its successive generations.”
The tribe’s representatives met earlier this week to discuss the issue after the Jordanian government announced the appointment of the ambassador.
Following the meeting, the tribe issued a statement in which it threatened to “disown” Obeidat for agreeing to “shake the hand of those who usurped the land, killed and displaced Palestinians and desecrated Islamic holy sites.”
The tribe warned the ambassador that he would be “crossing all red lines and bringing disgrace and harm to his nation and clan” if he agreed to take the job.
It said that the Jordanians had never accepted the peace treaty with Israel, which it denounced as a “stain of shame.”
The tribe announced that it remained committed to “liberating all Palestine, from the river to the sea.”
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