Jordanian artists against normalization with Israel

The Jordanian Artists Union on Wednesday removed one of its members for reasons including carrying out normalization activities with Israel.

The secretary of the Jordanian Artists Union, Nasr al-Zou'bi, said that among the reasons that pushed the union's council to expel Nader Omran, the director of the Amman Days Theatrical Festival from its membership is the normalization activities he made with Israel.

On the other hand, the Jordanian daily al-Dostour quoted the chairman of the Jordanian Bar Association,Abdul Karim al-Armouti, as saying that the Bar Association decided to bring an unidentified lawyer to the court because he attended the reception held by the Israeli embassy in Amman on May 15 on the occasion of founding of Israel.