Former Jordanian Information Minister: Hamas Leaders In Qatar Are Stirring Unrest In Jordan

Former Jordanian Minister of Information Samih Al-Maaytah said in a March 31, 2024 interview on Al-Arabiya Network (Saudi Arabia) that since the beginning of the war in Gaza, Hamas's leadership in Qatar – including Khaled Mashal – have been attempting to incite Jordan's population to take to the streets. He explained that Hamas's leadership is attempting to pressure the Jordanian government and to "send a message" that Hamas "owns" the Jordanian public, so that Jordan changes its stance regarding Hamas. In addition, he said that any leader of a Palestinian faction who has Jordanian citizenship and is inciting or provoking riots should perhaps have his citizenship revoked, in accordance with the Jordanian constitution.