Jordanian MPs walked out of Parliament yesterday in protest against the signing of a water and energy deal with the occupation state of Israel.
Jordanian MP Saleh Al-Armouti called for those who signed the declaration of intent with Israel to leave the session, saying: “If they don’t leave, I will.”
However, Parliament Speaker Abdel Karim Al-Daghmi considered Al-Armouti’s request a violation of the rules of the House of Representatives, forcing the member of parliament to walk out, with a number of his peers following suit.
Parliament had agreed to set a session to discuss the agreement of intent, however, after the walk-out, the speaker was forced to adjourn the session for half an hour because it had lost quorum. Last month, Jordan announced the signing of a declaration of intent for exchanging water for energy with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel.