Israel protested to Jordan, after government spokeswoman stepped on Israeli flag

Israel protested to Jordan on Sunday after the spokeswoman for the government in Amman was photographed stepping on the Israeli flag during a meeting with trade unionists.

Jumana Ghunaimat, Jordan’s minister for media affairs and communications and the government spokeswoman, on Thursday walked over an Israeli flag painted on the floor of the headquarters of Jordan’s professional unions in Amman.

She was on her way to attend a meeting between Jordanian Prime Minister Omar al Razzaz and union representatives. Razzaz, however, entered the building through a rear door, avoiding having to walk over the flag.

Jerusalem Post reports “Foreign Ministry called in Jordan’s deputy ambassador Mohammed Hamid on Sunday to protest a Jordanian minister walking on an Israeli flag on the way to a meeting at Amman’s Trade Union headquarters last week.

Information Minister and government spokesperson Jumana Ghunaimat was photographed last week walking over the flag painted on the floor at the entrance to the building. Prime Minister Omar Razzaz reportedly avoiding stepping on the flag by entering the building through a side entrance.

Jordan’s trade unions have long been at the forefront of opposition to normalization with Israel, despite the peace treaty that exists between the two countries.”