And remember: Jordan is supposed to be “moderate.” In any case, this is an easy way for them to declare that they’re against “terrorism” while continuing to support the jihad against Israel. And credulous Western analysts (who are legion) will dutifully classify them as “moderate” and “anti-terror.”
“Lower House endorses amendments to State Security Court Law,” by Khaled Neimat for the Jordan Times, December 11 (thanks to Elder of Ziyon):
AMMAN “” The Lower House on Wednesday endorsed draft amendments to the State Security Court (SSC) Law following extensive discussions over its provisions.
The deputies excluded “resistance actions” against Israel from the court’s jurisdiction, following a proposal to do so by Deputy Tareq Khoury (Zarqa, 1st District).
The deputies agreed that any actions against Israel cannot be “terrorism” at all; hence, they approved a provision that excludes actions against Israel from terrorism crimes.
The draft amendments limit the jurisdiction of the SSC to five crimes specified in the Constitution: treason, espionage, terrorism, drugs and money counterfeiting.
The bill will be sent to the Senate for deliberations and endorsement, after which it will be forwarded to His Majesty King Abdullah for ratification….
Elder of Ziyon has statements about jihad being an individual duty of every Muslim and more — spoken by a Christian lawmaker in Jordan here.