Al-Rai: Jordan rejects nationality for 100,000 Palestinians

The Jordanian government has refused to give nationality for 100,000 Palestinians from the Gaza strip who live in Jordan "in line with the Jordanian position which is committed to the need of preserving the rights of return for the Palestinian refugees," according to the Jordanian daily al-Rai which quoted a governmental official.

The paper published statistics indicating that the number of people from Gaza in Jordan reached 150,000 of whom 25,000 live in Gaza camp in Jarash to the north of Amman. They are carrying Jordanian travel documents that do not give them Jordanian citizenship.