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Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Omar Zyoud - Students at the Hashemite University in Zarqa submitted complaints to the university administration over what they said were Israeli-made graduation caps and gowns.

Students told 'Ammon News' that they were outraged that the university administration distributed graduation caps and gowns that had a 'Made in Israel' label on the cover.

Meanwhile, the President of the University Dr. Suleiman Arabiyat downplayed the issue by explaining to the students that the exporting company in El Hassan Industrial City in Irbid, which manufactured the graduation robes, "probably forgot to remove the label before exporting the products to Israel from its factories in the Industrial City."

Arabiyat told 'Ammon News' that 'Tayaseer Clothing Co.', a Jordanian company manufacturing Jordanian products, was contracted by the university to manufacture the robes on February 19th of this year and the products were delivered on March 25th.

Arabiyat added that the university administration is checking the graduation gowns' inventory to verify whether a 'Made in Israel' label is actually attached to the robes.

The university president noted that he called El Hassan Industrial City to look into the issue.

On his part, Ismail Duweikat, Director General of Irbid Industrial Chamber, said that Tayaseer Clothing Co. is a Jordanian company and that the graduation caps and gowns "cannot be Israeli products considering the price," explaining that the price of each gown costs JD 5.39, whereas they would cost an average of $50 if they were Israeli-made.

Duweikat added that a mistake could have occurred during packaging, and that the plastic bag covers may be Israeli-made, "but this does not indicate that the product is made in Israel.

The Anti-Normalization Committee is following-up on the student claims. The results of the committee inquiry will be published on 'Ammon News' once concluded.