{"id":17079,"date":"2025-05-07T08:25:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17079"},"modified":"2025-05-07T08:25:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:25:55","slug":"jordan-arrests-bds-activist-amid-gaza-war-sparking-outcry-over-free-speech-and-pro-palestine-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/07\/jordan-arrests-bds-activist-amid-gaza-war-sparking-outcry-over-free-speech-and-pro-palestine-advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Arrests BDS Activist Amid Gaza War, Sparking Outcry Over Free Speech and Pro-Palestine Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-In a shocking scene where local repression intersects with official silence on crimes in Gaza, Jordanian authorities arrested activist Hamzeh Khudr, coordinator of the BDS campaign (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions against the Israeli occupation), at the height of the Zionist assault on Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"863\" data-end=\"1371\">What\u2019s striking about the case is that the arrest was not due to incitement or violence, but simply because of his peaceful advocacy for boycotting the occupying entity. Khudr, who had become one of the most prominent youth voices promoting economic and academic boycott of Israel, was placed in solitary confinement without a fair trial, according to human rights reports. His arrest comes as part of a broader crackdown targeting pro-resistance activists and opponents of normalization with the occupation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1373\" data-end=\"1733\">The arrest sparked widespread outrage inside and outside Jordan, especially amid growing contradictions in Jordan\u2019s official stance: on one hand, those who support the Palestinian cause are criminalized, while on the other hand, meetings and coordination with the Israeli government continue under the guise of \u201cregional cooperation\u201d and \u201ceconomic agreements.\u201d<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-14\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"a16a548d-db63-42d8-855c-021393e5a833\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"96\">Jordan\u2019s Crackdown on BDS Sparks Outrage Over Suppressed Solidarity with Gaza<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">Activists are asking: Why is someone who calls for peaceful boycott being prosecuted, while Israelis are welcomed in Jordan without restriction? Why are prison doors opened for the free and borders opened for the occupiers?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8724\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8724\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8724 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Investigation-exposes-Israeli-electronic-committees-in-Jordan-inciting-against-Palestinians-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The BDS campaign is not a crime\u2014it\u2019s a globally recognized movement that advocates peaceful pressure against occupation\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Investigation-exposes-Israeli-electronic-committees-in-Jordan-inciting-against-Palestinians-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Investigation-exposes-Israeli-electronic-committees-in-Jordan-inciting-against-Palestinians-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Investigation-exposes-Israeli-electronic-committees-in-Jordan-inciting-against-Palestinians-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Investigation-exposes-Israeli-electronic-committees-in-Jordan-inciting-against-Palestinians-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Investigation-exposes-Israeli-electronic-committees-in-Jordan-inciting-against-Palestinians-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Investigation-exposes-Israeli-electronic-committees-in-Jordan-inciting-against-Palestinians.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jordanian solidarity with Gaza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1960\" data-end=\"2222\">The BDS campaign is not a crime\u2014it\u2019s a globally recognized movement that advocates peaceful pressure against occupation. Instead of being protected as a political and moral right, in Jordan it is treated as a \u201csecurity crime\u201d met with suppression and harassment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2224\" data-end=\"2485\">Amid rising arrests, international and local organizations are calling for the immediate release of Hamzeh Khudr and all detainees held for their political views, urging respect for freedom of expression and protest\u2014especially on an issue as vital as Palestine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2487\" data-end=\"2637\">So has Jordan chosen to side with the oppressor rather than the oppressed? Has the Palestinian flag become more dangerous than that of the occupation?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-In a shocking scene where local repression intersects with official silence on crimes in Gaza, Jordanian authorities arrested activist Hamzeh Khudr, coordinator of the BDS campaign (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions against the Israeli occupation), at the height of the Zionist assault on Gaza. 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