That's a fairly significant number of visitors, and Jordan's tourism sector no doubt benefited a great deal.
But when the TV station wanted to interview a representative of Jordan's Ministry of Tourism, a fairly innocuous request to get some generic quotes, the Jordanian government didn't grant the request.
How childish can they be? They are afraid of being seen, or quoted, on TV along with Israelis in any context. They'll take money from Israeli "settlers" (as the articles described all the tourists) but they won't deign to speak to Israeli TV.
Do they think they are going to destroy Israel through microaggressions? Because that sometimes seems to be the prevailing mentality.
The microaggressions don't end there.
Both articles headline the fact that Jordan refused to speak to the Israeli news crew, even as they eagerly covered what the news channel had to say about Jordan. They seem to want to give the impression to their readers that they are so strong and mighty that they can refuse a request from the all-powerful Jews.
It's sort of pathetic.
The news producers didn't lose a minute of sleep over the snub. The story ran without any problems. The mighty Jordanian decision to boycott Israeli TV was taken as par for the course by the Israelis.
Also, neither one of the news outlets deign to mention which Israeli TV station it was that tried to get the interview. As if mentioning a specific channel is a sign of weakness.
And that is the point. Their attempts to appear consequential by refusing to answer a couple of softball questions makes them look even weaker.
They are utterly clueless.
This immaturity is accepted as part of Arab culture by the world. But nothing will change until people ask - what is wrong with these guys?
