Khaberni - Awad Dhiefallah Al-Malahmeh wrote:
Accredited ambassadors in any country around the world are (official guests), who are welcomed by the host country and have previously agreed upon representation of their countries in the host country. However, the duties of dealing with (an ordinary guest) who must be honored, respected, and taken care of in terms of hospitality and respect, do not apply to them. The ambassador is an official guest, representing another country, and there are conditions that govern their stay and presence, which regulate and organize their movement.
The movement of the ambassador is regulated by international customs and treaties, notably the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which includes fundamental principles such as respecting the laws of the host country, not interfering in its internal affairs, ((freedom of movement within legal limitations)), along with privileges and immunities that ensure the performance of their duties, represented in coordination with the foreign ministry of the host country, adherence to protocol, and ((avoiding activities that exceed the representative role)).
The ambassador must also respect the sovereignty of the host country, obey its laws, refrain from interfering in its internal affairs, and comply with the local regulations, especially those related to security and restricted areas.
It seems that Washington knows that it has lost a lot of its reputation on the Jordanian street. It originally does not care about the people's orientations, attitudes, opposition, or antagonism toward its international actions when it wants to make a decision or carry out an action. Maybe, I say maybe, it is preparing the ground for a significant event, where it needs to polish its image and improve its reputation in the Jordanian arena. Therefore, it has thrust an active ambassador into the Jordanian scene. His activities have caused a tremendous and unexpected uproar in the Jordanian street, which has not experienced such openness from an American ambassador specifically.
Mr. Jim Holtsnaider, is the United States ambassador. His movement, presence, and relations must be conducted according to diplomatic customs which govern and regulate the movement of diplomats. He is a diplomatic man representing his country. He did not come to Jordan as a guest, tourist, or even a visitor to move freely and for Jordanians to treat him as a guest who needs to be honored and respected.
Jordan is an Arab country, the blood of Arabism pulses in the veins of its citizens, and the Jordanian street opposes the American approach, and specifically the American policies supporting the Zionist occupation, which robbed the land of the Palestinian brothers and seeks to implement its occupation strategy for expansion at the expense of other Arab countries, among them and foremost Jordan, and the unconditional American support to the enemy is what whets the enemy's appetite for hastened expansion and spread.
Even if Mr. Jim Holtsnaider were without any diplomatic status and supports his country’s policies that unequivocally back the Zionist entity, he is unwelcome.
If Mr. Holtsnaider, in his personal capacity and without holding any diplomatic role, came to the funeral home of the late Dr. Abdullah Al-Damour, he would be welcomed with all appreciation, respect, and profound thanks for his good feelings and noble intentions.
This is a mourning house for a loss of a nation and a community. The attendees share the bitterness of the loss with his family. The sentiments are intense, sincere, humane, and Arabist, it would be wrong to turn them into political maneuvers that distort them and misdirect their proper course. Let people heal their wounds, feel their loss, and live with the bitterness of loss, (leave them be).
And the embassy staff filled with experience should have alerted him that a funeral like this, for such a personality, would be a hostile environment for him, and he could not possibly gain anything from it.
Mr. Jim Holtsnaider tried to come to the funeral home of the late Dr. Abdullah Al-Damour, and he did not know him, nor anyone from the Damour clan, and maybe he had never heard of the Ghassanid tribe—unless his work required that—as he did not know the deceased's positions, convictions, principles, or his deep commitment to his national identity, nor the foundations on which Dr. Abdullah Al-Damour built his loyalty to his country, Jordan.
Did Mr. Jim intend to console us for losing a resolved national fighter? Did he wish to console us for the loss of a free patriot? Did he wish to console us for losing a courageous national and nationalist figure? Of course, this is not possible because the approach of the late Dr. Abdullah Al-Damour totally opposes the American approach, and is considered the cause of most of our national and nationalist disasters.
The opposites can never meet. And even if they came close, they would repel each other.
And here I ask a question: Did the ambassador ask his staff at the embassy for brief information about the history of the deceased?
The late Dr. Abdullah Al-Damour could never accept being condoled by the American ambassador. Due to the contradiction, opposition, and repulsion between the two approaches.
I would like to say that movement of the American ambassador that exceeds diplomatic norms raises suspicions, necessitates caution, and requires action.
Originally, any Jordanian citizen wishing to honor any ambassador should consult the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the competent authority, and primarily responsible for organizing and regulating the movement of ambassadors.
Jordan is a land of nobles, and Jordanians are hospitable by nature. However, being excessively hospitable is not always good. And Mr. Jim is not categorically honored as a guest.
My maternal uncles, the Damour, are men of resolve, nationals and nationalists of pure descent, their pride high, their foreheads lifted, they do not accept indignity, cannot be deceived, and do not compromise on their principles.
And my maternal uncles Damour did well in publishing an explanation that must be clarified for those not accustomed to the positions of true men. As one of them said, "there's no harm or damage in receiving the American ambassador," meaning "hollow courgeties," meaning "illusory," meaning priorities face principles.
My maternal uncles are a source of my pride, in utter contrast. My maternal uncles are extensions of Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Damour and his wife, Sheikha Alia Al-Uqool Al-Damour, from my mother’s paternal cousins.
