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Jordanians turn off the lights to protest gas deal with Israel
AFP & Roi Kais
Published: 03.10.16, 15:37
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1. Gas from Israel
Philip ,   northern Israel   (10.03.16)
They get water from Israel. did they ever turn off their taps summer or winter, in protest ? [ no, I dont think so]
2. With ISIS around, the lights will go out for good very soon.
David ,   Hartford USA   (10.03.16)
The King could have been urging his people to grow up and stop their baseless hatred of Israel. He COULD have. But he chose not to and the Islamist nutjobs have indoctrinated the population with jihadist bullsh-t.

Cancel the deal, let their lights go out. Let the country turn into another Syria. Let them live in Islamic splendor like the people of Syria and Iraq do.

The King tries to do something good for the country and his own people turn on him. That should tell you all you need to know about the future of Jordan. It has none.
3. LET JORDANIANS EAT CAKE
MARIO ANTOINETTE ,   SAFED CYNIC HOUSE   (10.03.16)
And they can remain in the dark.
4. IN THE DARK: A RAP
DA RAP ARTISTE ,   SAFED RAP HOUSE   (10.03.16)
Yo , da people in Jordan ,can barely be affordin' , da electricity , with their duplicity ,they are splittin' hairs . over CURRENT affairs ,unawares , a love of labour , they don't want Israel as their neighbour ,viva la paz , just don't buy their gas , my words you should mark ,and to them you should hark ,cause it is better to sit in the dark ,in your cages ,and to remain in the DARK ages , and keep up your good fight ,rather than to enjoy the light , devoid of vision ,and television , so go live and be primitive , for your nasty views ,rather than purchase gas from da jews . So in your darkest hour ,you will suffer without power ,in the dark corners you will cower ,the situation is dour ,when your milk turns sour .
5. CONFUCIUS SAYS :
CONFUCIUS ,   SAFED CHINA   (10.03.16)
Wise man does not bite the hand which feeds him and gives him electricity.
6. I WOULD ADVISE...
FO ,   Belgium   (10.03.16)
I would advice the "Jordanians" to remember that their "country" was born in sin on 77% of territory allocated to the Jewish people by the League of Nations. Dear reader, don't ever forget that a MANDATE IS A TRUST! Nevertheless Britain, Mandatory of Palestine, a territory from the Mediterranean Sea till the Desert of Arabia, the future Jewish state, betrayed, and the Jewish people and the road map imposed to them by the League of Nations.
7. Gas deal with Israel
lazerbenabba ,   London, England   (10.03.16)
Ask nicely and we will ensure that they are turned off permanently....these ingrates should not be helped at the cost to the Israeli consumer
8. "democracy" in Jordan
(10.04.16)
Protesting against Israel and against the peace deal with Israel is the only avenue the Jordanians have to vent. Only a few days ago a Jordanian Christian was murdered by a Jordanian Muslim because of a caricature he put on his facebook.
quite a few Jordanians who criticised the regime on social media because of that found themselves in investigation rooms.
The Jordanians can't really protest against anything thaty's going on inside their country. And they are angry and frustrated. So the regime let them vent by allowing them to "explode on Israel". They feel like they have a "democracy". The regime takes the pressure off of itself and all is well.
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