Jews not welcome
Israeli tourists turned back by Jordanian border because they were carrying religious artifacts.
- Atara Sternbuch
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At the end of last week a group of tourists from Israel received permission to daven at kever Aaron hacohen is in Jordan. However, Jordanian officials refused to let them through the border with any jewish signs, according to a Channel 2 news report.
Jordanian security forces wouldn’t allow Yarmulkes, Tallis, Jewish Sefarim or any hewbrew text into Jordanian territory.
When discovered during screening, the Foreign Ministry announced that this kind of conduct goes against all agreements between Israel and Jordan.
This is not the first time Jews have been asked to remove anything that will identify them as Jewish before entering Jordan. Another young man was trying to cross the border with Teffilin that were discovered in the baggage screening. He was denied Jordanian territory.
Jordanian security forces wouldn’t allow Yarmulkes, Tallis, Jewish Sefarim or any hewbrew text into Jordanian territory.
When discovered during screening, the Foreign Ministry announced that this kind of conduct goes against all agreements between Israel and Jordan.
This is not the first time Jews have been asked to remove anything that will identify them as Jewish before entering Jordan. Another young man was trying to cross the border with Teffilin that were discovered in the baggage screening. He was denied Jordanian territory.
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