Mudar Zahran: Comparision of Rule in J&S

Mudar Zahran

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A comparison between the living conditions of Palestinians under Israeli rule in the West Bank and the situation of the Jordanian people in their “independent state” reveals a shocking disparity.

* Palestinians enjoy a thriving economy, and the average income of a Palestinian under Israeli military rule in Jenin, Bethlehem, Nablus, and Jericho is better than the average income of most Arab citizens in most Arab countries—and of course, better than the average income of a Jordanian citizen.

* Due to this prosperity and financial capability, most young people in the West Bank marry in their late twenties, while Jordanians can barely afford to marry until their early forties due to poverty and high prices.

* While owning a small apartment in Jordan is a distant dream, most young people in the West Bank own or build their homes at an early age.

* And at a time when there wasn’t a single Starbucks café in Israel, a Starbucks store was thriving in Bethlehem, just like the rest of the commercial establishments and the active economic movement in the West Bank.

* This illustrates the extent of the world’s ignorance about the reality of conditions in Jordan, where we live in a state suffering from repression and systematic racial segregation by the government, and where citizens endure unjust conditions. For example, journalist Tucker Carlson was misled by Jordan’s official media apparatus into portraying Jordan as a paradise, especially for Christians, when he conducted an interview with a person known to be part of the regime’s chorus.

* Christians in Jordan suffer just like the rest of the citizens, while their counterparts in the West Bank thrive due to the Israeli economic system.

* The most fervent wish of many Palestinians in the West Bank is the return of what they call the “glory days” associated with Israel.

* Israel should extend its civil law to the West Bank instead of military law; it’s illogical for Palestinians to continue dealing under military law for long decades. In the current situation, Palestinians are forced to deal with the Israeli army, whereas under civil law, they would deal with a civilian police force instead of the military character.

* Israel hasn’t done this yet due to international pressures, but this reality may change under the current administration, as the entire region will change after the Iran war.