Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Israelis Evacuated From Radisson Hotel In Amman BEFORE Blast

Update 11/10: Haaretz now says that the report noted below was not true. But their new story muddies the water even more. See here for the story.

The Israeli news service Haaretz is reporting that Jordanian security forces evacuated Israeli citizens from the Radisson Hotel in Amman hours before the terrorist attack, "apparently due to a specific security alert."

The story continues to add that, "They were escorted back to Israel by security personnel."

If this is true it raises a whole lot of questions. Including:

-What did Jordan know and when did they know it?
-Were some hotel guests warned and evacuated while others were not?
-Why were Israelis singled out for evacuation?
-Was Mossad involved in tipping off the Jordanian security forces along with a demand to evacuate all Israelis?

The story reports good news for Israelis:
The Foreign Ministry stated Wednesday that no Israeli tourists are known to have been injured in the blasts. Representatives of Israel's embassy in Amman were in contact with local authorities to examine any report of injured Israelis, but none were received. There are often a number of Israeli businessman and tourists in Amman, including in the hotels hit Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the questions remain unanswered.