Assad's ambassador to Jordan is 'persona non-grata'

Syrian regime ambassador to Jordan, Bahjat Suleiman, exceeded again the diplomatic norms and practices after issuing an aggressive statement against a Jordanian parliament member.

The statement described MB, Abdulla Ubeidat, as ‘a pawn in the Wahabist-Zionist axis with more vulgar words far away from the diplomatic context.

The written 'offensive' came as a response to Ubeidat’s word in the Jordanian Parliament which praised the Syrian people, saying that Bashar al-Assad is damned by the Levant land and its people.

Assad’s ambassador and former Intelligence General is an ardent critic of Jordan, especially on social networks, accusing it of being a puppet of the United States and Israel. On May 2013, he bitterly rebuked Amman in comments to media for hosting a meeting of the anti-Assad “Friends of Syria” group, according to Al Arabiya net.

Jordan’s foreign minister, Nasser Judeh, warned Suleiman on June 2013, to stop criticizing his host or risk expulsion.

“This is a final warning,” Judeh told the Associated Press months ago. Failing to commit, Suleiman risks becoming “persona non-grata.”

Nasser Judeh’s remark has underlined growing tension between the two neighbors. Jordan backs Syrian rebels seeking to topple President Bashar Assad.