Religious Jews visiting Jordan have been asked to refrain from wearing a Yarmulka for security reasons, officials said.
An Israeli businessman who recently visited the Hashemite Kingdom told Ynet Thursday he was asked to deposit the traditional head covering before crossing the border.
“The man in the counter asked us to take off our hats and we thought it was standard procedure for passport control. But when the man saw the yarmulkes, he took us to the tourism police. The officer there said that the ban to wear yarmulkes was ‘for our own benefit,’ put it in the safe and gave us a form with which to receive the yarmulkes when we return,” he told the Web site.
Yossi Levy, director of Israeli communications at the Foreign Ministry said there are “disagreements with our Jordanian counterparts in regards to Jewish religious objects entering the Hashemite Kingdom.”
He said the ministry has lodged objections with their Jordanian counterparts for singling out Israeli religious tourists. Levy said the ministry has received a number of complaints from religious Jews who have had to deposit their religious items before crossing the border.
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Perhaps Israel should ban Muslim headwear.
Who picked the Na Nach yarmulka as the picture? I sure hope that isn’t becoming the norm…
No shock here.
“Peace” or not (with Jordan) a yishmaeli is a yishmaeli, is a yishmaeli, is a Pereh-adam.
Going back a few decades yidden here in New York and elsewhere in the USA were advised by their parents not to wear yarmulkas in the street. It just wasn’t safe.
They were right. Those who wore them frequently suffered the consequences.
The parents weren’t discriminating; they were rightly concerned f0r the safety of their children.
And the UN says what?????
Did you see the title of the original article at UPI?
“Jews told no flaunting religion in Jordan”
@Baruch-1 – There’s no need to be rude to your fellow Breslevers, they are certainly not rude to you.
Why would anyone be crazy enough to WANT to walk around with a yarmulka in Jordan?
How could a Hashemite not allow a Yarmulka?
If the roles were reversed here we would have a dozen “human rights” groups protesting against Israel.
The Jordanians should distribute baseball caps.
If they are seriously concerned that Jews would be harmed, I have no problem with this. Does anyone know of any incidents?
I don’t get what the whole hubbub is. After all, 1) it is the halacha (you are not required to wear a kippa or have your tzitzit out when amongst hostile goyim). It’s not like Jordanians are our close allies! 2) What nutcase would want to go walking around those savages identifying themselves as a Jew? You might as well go into a Black neighborhood wearing a t-shirt with the N-word imprinted on it.
Learn to keep a low profile amongst your enemies!
Please refer to the recent arguments about head scarves in various Europ[ean countries. This has a familiar ring to it.
BTW I was in Cairo in 1999 and wore a yarmulka all the time and had NO problems with anybody.
Where does a moose put his Yarmulka?