According to the Jordanian newspaper Sheehan, an internal report prepared recently by the PA pointed out that conditions of Palestinian refugees living in Jordan were the worst in the world. It said the findings of the report have enraged the Jordanian government, which is now demanding an official apology from the PA.
The newspaper did not say which body was behind the controversial report. However, it is believed that the PLO’s Refugee Department had issued the report dealing with the status of Palestinian refugees in Arab countries. The report allegedly describes the inhuman conditions of the refugees in Jordan and accuses Jordanians of conspiring against them.
Tensions between Jordan and the PA have been mounting ever since King Abdullah called on PA Chairman Yasser Arafat to consider stepping aside. In an interview with the New York Times last month, the monarch called on Arafat to "take a long look in the mirror."
Wasn’t it just this past December that the PA attacked one of Egypt’s visiting ministers, who subsequently had to get medical aide at an Israeli hospital? Arafat is going to get wacked by a fellow diaper head if he doesn’t watch his step. So sad... |