Western journalists in Beirut won't be tweeting on this: Palestinian professor, Ibrahim Alloush, was arrested by the Jordanian government for writing a comment on his Facebook page against the king's relations with Israel.
PS: Yes, I am aware that this professor holds repugnant anti-Semitic views. I and others severed ties with him over this. But this is an issue about the manners of authoritarian rule of the King of Jordan which gets a pass from Western media--just because he serves Israeli interests.
PS: Yes, I am aware that this professor holds repugnant anti-Semitic views. I and others severed ties with him over this. But this is an issue about the manners of authoritarian rule of the King of Jordan which gets a pass from Western media--just because he serves Israeli interests.
