And Saturday night, Ahmed Daqamseh, the Jordanian soldier responsible for the 1997 killing of the Israeli schoolgirls, was released from jail. He was released overnight Saturday, Jordanian authorities said, to forestall large celebrations and a hero’s welcome. Why do we punish a soldier?” asked Mohammed Youssef, a 45-year-old shopkeeper in central Amman, watching recaps of Daqamseh’s release on television. During the Arab Spring protests in Jordan in 2011 and 2012, calls for his release were common. Read more:In a first, Israel lets Jordanian workers cross border for jobs

Source: Washington Post March 12, 2017 12:50 UTC