A week after they were released from Israeli jails and made it to the Jordanian territories, families of the two Jordanian men who were arrested in Israel are still waiting for them to be home, urging the Jordanian government to provide details on their whereabouts.
The Israeli authorities have dropped charges against the two Jordanians detained in Israel after crossing the border during last month’s protests, Musab al-Daajah and Khalifa al-Anouz, according to a tweet from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.https://t.co/i2lClh0xTF
— Jordan News (@jordannewsdaily) June 8, 2021
Musab Dajjah and Khalifah Al Anouz crossed the Israeli borders on the 16th of May in the wake of military tensions between Palestinians and Israelis in East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. Israel has since kept them under arrest accusing them of plotting knife attacks against Israelis.
However, both Israeli and Jordanian authorities had confirmed the Israeli decision to drop all charges against Dajjah and Al Anouz on the 8th of June and that they were handed over to Jordan on the same day.
بعد أكثر من اسبوع على تسلم الأردن للشابين #مصعب_الدعجه_خليفه_العنوز من سلطات الاحتلال الاسرائيلي،والذين كانوا قد دخلوا الأراضي المحتلة..لم يتم تسليم الشابين لذويهم والافراج عنهم ومصادر مقربة تتحدث عن منع ذويهم من السؤال عنهم لدى الجهات الأمنية، وحقوقين يصفون الأمر بالاخفاء القسري
— الأردنية نت (@alurdunyya) June 15, 2021
Translation: "More than a week after Jordan received Musab Dajjah and Khalifah Al Anouz from Israel, the two men have not yet gone home. Some sources have reported that their families can't contact them and some human rights activists are suspecting cases of forced disappearances."
Since then, Dajjah and Al Anouz's families have been waiting for them to come home, reporting that they "may still be detained by the Jordanian authorities this time."
Yesterday, former Jordanian MP Rula Alhroob tweeted receiving a letter from both families, calling on her to provide them with information on their children's situation.
وجه اهل المواطنين العنوز والدعجة رسالة لي عبر الايميل يتساءلون فبها عن مصير ابنيهما.. ما لا استطيع ان افهمه هو لماذا تصرح الخارجية بتصريحات لا تتحقق على الارض؟ ولماذا لا يكون هناك تحديث مستمر يطلع الراي العام الاردني على مصير المواطنين العنوز والدعجة؟
— د. رلى الفرا الحروب (@RulaAlhroob) June 14, 2021
Translation: "Families of citizens Musab Dajjah and Khalifah Al Anouz have sent me a letter asking about their sons' whereabouts. I can't understand how can the foriegn ministry make statements that aren't matched with actions? Why aren't they updating the Jordanian public with the destiny of Musab Dajjah and Khalifah Al Anouz?"
Online people have also launched hashtags urging the Jordanian government to clarify the legal situation of Dajjah and Al Anouz a week after their release from Israel, wondering if they were released from Israel on the condition of being prosecuted in Jordan; an assumption no official has stated so far.
