Israel PM knew of Jordan security unrest as it happened – Middle East Monitor

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  • Jordanie : l’ancien prince héritier et plusieurs personnalités arrêtés pour complot présumé de coup d’État
    Par MEE et agences – Published date : Dimanche 4 avril 2021 | Middle East Eye édition française
    https://www.middleeasteye.net/fr/actu-et-enquetes/jordanie-roi-abdallah-prince-hamza-ben-hussein-coup-detat

    Hamza ben Hussein, 41 ans, ancien prince héritier et demi-frère du roi Abdallah II de Jordanie a annoncé samedi avoir été « assigné à résidence » dans son palais d’Amman, après avoir été accusé par l’armée d’activités contre « la sécurité du royaume », des termes repris dans la journée de dimanche par le vice-Premier ministre jordanien.

    Dans une vidéo transmise à la BBC par son avocat, le prince Hamza a affirmé que le chef d’état-major de l’armée s’était rendu à son domicile et lui avait signifié qu’il n’était « pas autorisé à sortir ». Il a nié avoir pris part à un complot et a accusé les autorités de son pays de « corruption », d’« incompétence » et de « harcèlement ». (...)

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    • Jordan claims businessman who offered to help arrested prince is former Mossad agent
      Barak Ravid, author of from Tel Aviv- 4 avril 2021 - Axios
      https://www.axios.com/jordan-crown-prince-hussein-coup-2c37aca9-b49f-4398-a407-c71ee1e8ea03.html

      An Israeli businessman with ties to the U.S. government was in touch with former Jordanian Crown Prince Hamzah bin Hussein when he was put on house arrest on Saturday, and proposed to send a private jet to take his wife and kids to Europe.

      The intrigue: The Jordanian government claims the Israeli has connections to the Mossad spy agency, while the businessman stresses he’s only a friend of the prince.

      Why it matters: The Jordanian government is pushing the narrative that Prince Hamzah and his associates conspired against King Abdullah with people outside of Jordan.

      Broaching connections to Israel and the Mossad are effective lines for the Jordanian government’s campaign against Prince Hamzah. Public opinion of Israel is generally negative among Jordanians.

      State of play: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said at a press conference Sunday that a person with connections to a foreign security service had approached Prince Hamzah’s wife and offered to arrange a private jet to escort her and her family to a foreign country.

    • Report: Israel PM knew of Jordan security unrest as it happened
      April 5, 2021 at 12:26 pm
      https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210405-report-israel-pm-knew-of-jordan-security-unrest-as-it-ha

      Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was aware of the security unrest in Jordan and the arrests campaign against senior officials including former Crown Prince Hamzah bin Hussein the minute they happened, Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported on Sunday.

      An Arab affairs analyst at the paper, Smadar Perry said Netanyahu and others have been very familiar with the events taking place in Jordan over the past few weeks, which explains why King Abdullah II of Jordan has been very keen to prevent Netanyahu from using the Jordanian airspace to travel to the Gulf region.

      According to Perry, it is clear that Amman has suspicions regarding Netanyahu who made it clear that he would be very happy to get rid of Abdullah, and see another Jordanian ruler take his place; either another member of the royal family or from the army.

      She added that the Jordanian royal court suspects that Netanyahu did not even bother to conceal his preference and shared it with his new friends in the Gulf.

      The report noted that despite the political estrangement between Amman and Tel Aviv and the personal anger that King Abdullah II has shown towards Netanyahu, two years ago, the Jordanian king has ensured that his army officers conveyed messages of assurances to their Israeli counterparts that “things are under control”. (...)