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As the names of some those captured seeped out many are still unknown Jordanians were shocked. Most of those arrested hailed from the country’s so-called East Bank tribes, the powerful clans that for decades had been the monarchy’s sword and shield, its soldiers and statesmen. East Bankers consider themselves the country’s Indigenous inhabitants, rather than the Jordanians of Palestinian origin who came from areas west of the Jordan River.
The arrests, officials say, were the result of a year-long surveillance operation by the army, police and intelligence service. In their telling, they struck just before the zero hour, averting a wave of chaos and discontent that Prince Hamzah hoped to unleash and ride into the palace to replace his half brother, King Abdullah II.
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Royal Rivalry Bares Social Tensions Behind Jordanâs Stable Veneer
The standoff between King Abdullah II and his half brother, Prince Hamzah, wasnât just palace intrigue. It hinted at Saudi meddling and highlighted wider tensions within Jordanâs complex society.
A poster of King Abdullah II of Jordan on a street in Amman on Wednesday.Credit.Mohammad Ali/EPA, via Shutterstock
April 10, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
AMMAN, Jordan â The prince and the general paced the garden outside the princeâs palace, locked in a deep argument. The prince was shouting, the general was barely audible. But the general made the threat.
As Jordan Seeks to Quell Royal Feud, Allies of Prince Remain in Detention
The country’s royal family said Prince Hamzah had now pledged his loyalty to King Abdullah II. The government banned news outlets and social media users from discussing the rare public show of conflict.
Pictures of King Abdullah II of Jordan at a frame shop in Amman, the capital, on Sunday.Credit.Mohammad Ali/EPA, via Shutterstock
By Patrick Kingsley and Rana F. Sweis
April 6, 2021Updated 8:58 a.m. ET
AMMAN, Jordan Employees and associates of a Jordanian prince accused of plotting to undermine the government were still being held incommunicado by security forces on Tuesday, their relatives said, casting doubt on earlier claims by the royal court that it had resolved an unusually public and bitter rift.