Ammon News - Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh headed a Cabinet session on Sunday, during which he tackled several issues, including the Israeli aggression on Gaza, Jordan's role in the ceasefire calls, and distortion and misinformation that have recently spread across social media.
He began his speech by offering his sincere condolences over the death of the late Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, stressing that Kuwait is a brotherly and dear country and has always been distinguished by its supportive stances for Jordan and various Arab issues.
On the situation in the Gaza Strip, the Prime Minister highlighted His Majesty King Abdullah II's continuous and tireless action to mobilize international support to stop the brutal and ongoing Israeli aggression and the crimes committed against the people of the Gaza Strip. He also condemned and rejected the escalation and settler violence against the people of the West Bank.
Khasawneh reaffirmed Jordan's rejection of any conditions or stipulations that would lead to and produce climates that would push any Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip into displacement, which, in this case, would be forcible displacement, that constitutes in itself a material violation not only of international law and international humanitarian law, but also of clear provisions in the peace agreement and elsewhere.
The Prime Minister pointed out that the international positions are clear and reject everything that would lead to the production of conditions that lead to making displacement a possible scenario, stressing that these international positions declared verbally must be coupled with actions that begin with the necessary consensuses to reach a sustainable, stable and lasting ceasefire.
King Abdullah has stressed over many years that this region will not enjoy security, stability, prosperity, and peace for its peoples and countries except through serious and systematic work, defined by time limits, to embody the two-state solution, according to which an independent and fully sovereign Palestinian state will be established on the lines of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and resolving all fundamental issues related to Jerusalem, settlements, refugees, security and borders under agreed-upon international references and in a way that fully meets the vital interests of Jordan related to these fundamental issues.
The Prime Minister spoke about the injuries sustained by several staff from the Jordanian field hospital in Tal al-Hawa in northern Gaza, noting that they are in recovery, wishing them safety as they continue to provide services to the people in Gaza.
He pointed to another hospital that operates and provides services and has performed operations for thousands in Khan Yunis as well, in addition to a hospital that King Abdullah ordered to be sent to Nablus in the West Bank.
On Jordan's efforts to aid Palestinians, the premier said the Kingdom has sent medicines, health and medical supplies, wheat, grains, aid convoys to field hospitals in Gaza, and other humanitarian aid that goes to support the steadfastness of Palestinians, especially under these circumstances that they are suffering as a result of the continuation of the brutal Israeli aggression, which contradicts and violates the entire system of morals, the system of international laws, and international humanitarian laws.
Khasawneh pointed to slander and sequences of questioning or incitement against the popular and official positions in Jordan, stressing that they are the same. "We have heard and are hearing a lot of distortions, misinformation, and lies about activities taking place in Jordan and across Jordan that would provide a cover or support for the continuation of the killing machine, which we are working diligently and seriously to stop and condemn, and we have taken measures against, including summoning our ambassador back to Amman and asking the Israeli ambassador not to return and other measures, including leading an international effort that led to the issuance of two resolutions by the United Nations General Assembly to establish a direct humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and bring in humanitarian aid, which we are still working on."
He pointed out many lies are being spread on social media platforms, the latest of which alleges Jordan’s involvement in transport arrangements. He categorically denied those allegations, saying that the transport arrangements governing and controlling the entry and exit of people and goods from the Kingdom through transit are the same arrangements that have been in place for decades and have not been changed or amended in any way recently or after October 7th.
He underlined that the Jordanian government stands with the general national situation and the general international situation in the context of applying the necessary international pressure to "stop this killing, aggression, and the sinful crimes that Israel is committing against children, the elderly, civilians, and innocent people in Gaza, and to stop this impunity, towards which we have begun to see a change in attitudes regarding the crimes committed by Israel in violation of the international rules of the law and international humanitarian law.
He highlighted King Adbullah's pioneering and major role in this outcome, in addition to the Jordanian diplomatic and political activity that was carried out by the government and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi.
He pointed out that calls related to paralyzing economic activity, including strikes and other things, do not serve to support the people in Gaza in any way and only harm people's livelihoods and the economic situation.
He said that any strike or activity is an expression aimed at political pressure to reach a certain position, stressing that "we have a completely united position between the leadership, the government, and the people." Thus, these calls are related to harming economic activities, the movement of economic activity, and people’s livelihoods at a time when Jordan is still recovering from the repercussions of the Coronavirus pandemic and the Ukrainian-Russian war.
These calls, he underlined, would become a form of self-harm and produce weakness in the Jordanian internal front, which must be strong economically and socially so that it can be in a position to serve and provide the necessary aid to the people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including economic aid, despite the limited resources in Jordan.
"We always count on the citizen’s awareness regarding these issues, and we support our economic, industrial, and commercial sectors in organizing the process of life regularly and steadily, especially since there are millions in Jordan who want to provide in-kind, monetary, and emotional support to our people in Palestine and Gaza. We encourage donating a day’s work for the benefit of humanitarian activity and humanitarian support for our people in the Gaza Strip," he said.
Khasawneh concluded his speech by emphasizing, "We must preserve our economy, our situation, and our social cohesion in a way that strengthens our hearts so that we remain able to defend our Arab issues, most notably the Palestinian cause, and work to support our people in Palestine so that they can achieve their legitimate rights, most prominently their right to self-determination through the establishment of their independent and sovereign state on the lines of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, within the framework of the two-state solution."
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