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JERUSALEM The intrigue of the palace is a family intrigue. The stepbrother who conspires – or so they would accuse him – to regain the throne he was promised. The former councilor who felt marginalized and tried to return to the center of power. A country that is in the middle of the upheavals of the Middle East and that until now has avoided the most dangerous changes. A key country for the Joe Biden administration and the new relationships that the president wants to create in the region.
A flag so strategic on the map drawn by Washington, that the most important newspaper of the capital picked up and immediately published the rumors collected among the American intelligence: the Jordanian secret police – writes the Washington Post – reportedly appeared in front of Prince Hamza bin Hussein’s villa and ordered him to stay there with his wife Basmah. At the same time, Bassem Awadallah, a former finance minister, another member of the royal family and about 20 people were arrested.
Petra, the kingdom’s official news agency, denied Hamza’s arrest. But – this is confirmed – he was forced to “avoid activities that could promote chaos.” Prince Hamza, however, released in a video confirming that he is under house arrest: “The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces informed me that I am not allowed to go out, communicate or meet people because during meetings I had attended – either on social media or during my visits – criticism of the government or the king had been voiced. ”Something happened in Amman overnight. Sources explain to the Washington Postthat “the plan was well articulated” and aimed “to create instability”, denounce “foreign influences” (Awadallah has been working for years as an economic consultant in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries), some leaders of the desert tribe. The situation is under control and the palace of Abdallah II protected by armored and military vehicles.
Hamza is the son of King Hussein and Noor, the fourth wife and of American descent. Twelve siblings and half siblings lived together, long enough to create conflicting ambitions and jealousy. Hamza, 41, carried the title of Crown Prince until it was taken from him in 2004 and then bestowed on Hussein., the eldest son of Abdallah II and Queen Rania.
Already King Hussein, his father and grandfather, had changed his mind about the line of succession and had bequeathed the Hashemite kingdom and a bitter uncle to his son. Hussein had decided to take the throne from his brother prince Hassan, promised her in 1965, a couple of weeks before her death in 1999.
April 3, 2021 (change April 4, 2021 | 01:23)
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