Why Are They Allowed and We Are Not?
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Why Are They Allowed and We Are Not?

We understand the statement from the Palestinian Foreign Ministry, as did the Palestinian presidency, condemning in the strongest terms any insult to Jordan; in response to what Mariam Al-Tarifi, an employee at Palestine TV, wrote on her personal page on "Facebook" insulting Jordan and the King of Jordan. We also understand the decision by Palestine TV to suspend her from work and investigate her, as well as the very angry reaction from some Jordanians which reached the point of demanding the revocation of her Jordanian citizenship, which indeed happened, despite the fact that the decision to revoke citizenship sends a message to all Jordanian Palestinians that their primary loyalty should be to Jordan, not to Palestine or any other entity.

Yes, Mariam Al-Tarifi made a mistake and she is an ordinary citizen, but what about some Jordanians and Arabs who insult the Palestinian people and leadership to the point of treason? Knowing that some of these hold official positions, currently or previously, as ministers, members of parliament, or well-known public figures, and the most vulgar in criticizing the Palestinian Authority and its president, even directing accusations of treason against them and the Palestinians, especially the people of Gaza who oppose Hamas's rule, are either original Jordanians or naturalized Palestinians. Why are they not punished by their government for insulting a brotherly nation and its president? Why doesn’t the State of Palestine complain or protest to the Jordanian government about these insults that spread through social media and sometimes through Jordanian satellite channels?
For example, what did the Palestinian Authority do in response to Marwan Muasher, a former Jordanian Foreign Minister and its ambassador to Israel, when he said at a seminar titled "Jordan and the Impossible Neutrality Equation" in December 2025: "The Authority doesn't represent the Palestinian people, and President Abbas doesn't represent anyone"? In a podcast episode titled "What's the Solution?", he reiterated: "The Palestinian Authority is a tool in the service of Israel, and the Palestinian President doesn't represent anyone." There are many others like him among Jordanians and Arabs who have insulted Palestine, the Authority, and its leadership, and intervened in a blatant manner in Palestinian affairs.

Some might say that many Palestinians are against the Authority and President Abu Mazen, and some openly declare that they are illegitimate and do not represent the Palestinian people. While this is true, it is an internal Palestinian matter; even within Arab countries, not all people support their rulers and the ruling systems.
So how long will the Palestinians remain the "low-hanging fruit" that some failed Arab politicians, or those seeking fame and claiming patriotism, or being paid agents for hostile entities and harboring resentment towards the Palestinian people, dare to insult?

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