A Jordanian deputy on Wednesday called for the "explosion" of the line that carries Israeli gas to Jordan, calling on the Jordanians to sign a "code of honor" not to allow the passage of this gas inside Jordanian territory. Conference n

A Jordanian deputy on Wednesday called for the "bombing" of the line that carries Israeli gas to Jordan, calling on Jordanians to sign a "code of honor" not to allow the passage of this gas inside Jordanian territory.

The representative of the Christian seat Tariq Khoury, in an intervention while attending part of a conference organized by the parliamentary reform bloc of the Brotherhood on the gas agreement with Israel, "the signing of a code of honor (that each one is free in Jordan to sacrifice his spirit and his children for the explosion of any gas line passes within the territory "We are all martyrs and we are signing a charter of honor that this gas line will not allow us to pass by a centimeter from Jordanian territory."

In September 2016, Israel signed a $ 10 billion agreement with Jordan to export gas from the Leviatan offshore field from 2020 to 15 years.

Under another agreement to import gas, Israeli company "Delek" announced in March 2017 that it began exporting gas to Jordan from a offshore field.

The export to Jordan began in January 2017, according to the agency told "Agence France" company "Delek", which is part of a consortium of companies that develop Israel's marine reservoirs of gas.

"This agreement is rejected by the people, legally, politically and morally," said MP Saleh al-Armouti, a member of the 14-member parliamentary reform bloc.

"This is a legitimate right," he said, adding that "the House of Representatives unanimously rejects this agreement."

The Jordanian parliament called on the government on March 26 to cancel the controversial agreement.

"The gas agreement with the occupied enemy (Israel) is rejected by parliament and the people," said House Speaker Atif Tarawneh, adding that "the government should cancel it whatever the outcome of the Constitutional Court."

Then Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State Rajai Muasher called for "a deadline for the government to hold a constitutional referendum on the power of the National Assembly (both the House of Representatives and the Senate) to consider the gas agreement with Israel."

"The government's commitment to review the Convention and study the cost of keeping them compared to the cost of cancellation, and to submit to the deputies of the results of the review to take the appropriate decision on them."

Jordan's Arab Potash Company and Jordan's Bromine Company agreed in 2014 to import 2 billion cubic meters of natural gas (about 70 billion cubic feet) from the Tamar field over 15 years. The report said the deal was valued at $ 771 million.

The Jordanian government has defended the deal, saying it would save $ 600 million a year in energy spending.