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May 8, 2015

Allowed but Unwelcome: the Jews of Jordan

How Jewish students and aid workers hide their Jewishness.

Unlike most countries in the Middle East, Jordan has diplomatic relations with Israel and allows Israeli citizens to enter its borders. Jordanian law, however, prohibits Jews from becoming citizens or owning property. A handful of Jewish students and aid workers do currently live there, but they keep their Jewishness secret. Avi Lewis writes about their lives:

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