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Terrorist israel only beneficiary of Jordan gas deal

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An analyst says Jordan’s plan to ink a controversial gas deal with Israel makes the Arab country subject to Tel Aviv’s “dictates”, adding such an accord would only serve the Zionist regime’s interests, Press TV reports.

Naser al-Omari, an author and political commentator, told Press TV that Jordanians are concerned over the planned gas deal as they believe such an agreement could undermine Amman’s decision-making authority and will subject the country to the “dictates” of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

He also added that Israel would be the only beneficiary of the deal with Jordan as it brings millions of dollars a year to the regime’s economy.

“Israel is engaging in all kinds of atrocities against the Palestinians and the [Jordanian] king goes ahead and holds these long-term economic deals which tie Jordan to” Israel he said, adding, “People are shocked and they cannot understand what is happening.”
Omari’s remarks come after thousands of Jordanian protesters took to the streets of the capital Amman on Friday to denounce the government’s plan to sign a multi-billion-dollar gas deal with Israel.

Amman claims that the agreement could help avert drastic problems such as daily power cuts or rising electricity bills.

The developments come as tension has risen between Israel and Jordan over recent Israeli incursions into al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East al-Quds.

Jordan is Israel’s second ally in the Arab world after Egypt. Amman signed a peace treaty with Tel Aviv in 1994 that made Jordan the custodian of Muslim holy sites in East al-Quds.

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