Visit of Jordanian MP to Israel condemned nationwide

Popular and official Jordanian figures denounced lawmaker Mohamed Dawayima for visiting the occupied Palestinian lands at the invitation of the Israeli foreign ministry.

Many Jordanian lawmakers and journalists left the parliament hall on Monday when MP Dawayima started his speech in a session held to discuss the confidence to be given for the new government.

Some of his fellow lawmakers also verbally attacked Dawayima and described him as a traitor.

For its part, the higher executive committee for defending the homeland and confronting normalization in Jordan condemned the visit and stated that Dawayima met with Israeli figures known for their hostility against Muslims and Arabs and whose hands are stained with the Palestinian blood.

The committee also described the visit as an act against the religious principles and the national interests.

Al-Dawayima tribe, in turn, disowned the lawmaker and condemned his attitude as shameful.

The tribe added that the lawmaker does not represent it and confirmed its rejection of any steps to normalize relations with the Israeli occupation.

Meanwhile, a number of Jordanian lawmakers started to collect signatures inside the parliament to strip Dawayima of his diplomatic immunity.