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(IsraelNN.com) Media in Jordan, which is considered to be Israel's closest friend in the Arab world, continues to publish hate material and incitement against Jews, according to a report filed by the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. Recent articles accused Jews of using the blood of Christian children for ritual purposes as an excuse to murder Arab children.
 
Pro-Syrian journalist Muwaffaq Muhaddin wrote in the daily Al-Arab al-Yaum newspaper last week, "The Zionist project is a replica of the Nazi project." Arafat Hijazi, a board member of government daily Ad-Dustour, wrote last month, "The false Torah… which relies on empty lies has led generations [of Jews] to believe that they are the chosen people and that Palestine is [their] promised land. Also, [the Torah] allowed them the use of prostitution, bribe, murder, and treachery to satisfy their urges and realize their goals…"
  
Ad-Dustour, a Jordanian newspaper partly owned by the Jordanian government, recently has published cartoons in which Israeli leaders are portrayed as murderers of innocent Arab children.