For the second time, a Jordanian clan refuses to receive US ambassador for condolences

The family of retired Jordanian Major General Ibrahim Al-Sarayreh refused to receive the US ambassador to Jordan, James Holtsnider, who came to offer condolences following his death. The incident took place at the Karak Sons Diwan in the Dabouq area of the capital, Amman. Last week, a similar incident sparked wide public reaction in Jordan, after the sons of the late former mayor of Karak, Abdullah Al-Dmour, asked the US ambassador to leave their father’s mourning house. Eyewitnesses said that Ambassador James Holtsnider arrived at the Karak Sons Diwan to offer condolences over the death of Al-Dmour. However, the family made their position clear, refused to receive him, and asked him to leave the mourning gathering. He left calmly, without […]