AMMAN — The Islamic Action Front (IAF) is asking the government to disclose
the real reasons for the agreement it reached with Israel, of which the UAE is
also part, whereby a massive solar panel plant will be established in the south
of the Kingdom, as reported by some media outlets.
اضافة اعلان
The agreement entails providing energy for Israel which, in turn, will operate
a water desalination plant on the Mediterranean shore with UAE funding. Jordan
will then be supplied part of the desalinated water.
The IAF says the agreement poses a threat to Jordanian sovereignty as it
puts dynamic sectors like water and energy in Israeli hands. Moreover, it goes
against the Jordanian people’s long-standing stance against all forms of normalization
with the occupation forces.
The political party stressed its rejection and condemnation of the
agreement, which it considers a practical implementation of the Deal of the
Century, which Jordanians vocally reject as it constitutes an existential
threat to Jordan and aims at solving the Palestinian cause at Jordan’s expense.
The IAF also pointed out that the agreement would support Israel’s
economy with the Jordanian people’s money, as well as consolidate the
occupation’s settlement scheme in the West Bank and its Judaization policy by supplying settlements with electricity.
The deal would also mean that Israel could
pressure, Jordan, just as it did with the water file, and thus implement its schemes
easily, IAF said.
The front also said that the agreement violates the constitution,
especially Article 33, which states: “Conventions and agreements which would
affect the state’s treasury or the Jordanian people’s public and private rights
shall not take effect unless approved by the Parliament. Also, any secret terms in a convention or agreement shall not
contradict the public terms whatsoever.”
The fact that the agreement was not put before
Parliament challenges the Jordanian people, undermines the legislative authority
and is an affront to the national dignity. As such, the agreement should be considered
legally and constitutionally invalid, said the IAF, adding that the Lower House
should intervene and use its national responsibility against this disgraceful
agreement, according to IAF.
The IAF said that the agreement is used to
conceal concerns related to water shortages, and to promote signing such
agreements with the occupation.
It also deems
that decision makers should have authority to secure the autonomy of critical national
sectors, like water and energy, and to ensure that projects proposed in those
fields, like the National Conveyance Project and its linking with the Disi
project, are carried out.
The above project would contribute to supplying Jordan with water without
it needing help from the Israeli occupation. It would also provide jobs for
Jordanian youth in a way which serves the economy and secures water
autonomy.
IAF also asked decision makers to take into account Jordanians’
sentiment and not sign the agreement, which it considers a betrayal of the Jordan
Armed Forces-Arab Army’s which shed blood and of the sacrifices the army made in
Al-Karameh battle to defend both Jordan and Palestine.
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