IMRA (www.imra.org.il) brings us the latest FBIS translation of a story in the Amman based Al-Ra'y: "The Jordanian Government has turned down requests for citizenship by 100,000 Gazans who carry Jordanian travel documents. This is in line with the Jordanian position, which adheres to the Palestinian refugees' right of return and compensation.A government official told Al-Ra'y that "about 100,000 Gazans residing in Jordan requested Jordanian citizenship through memorandums they submitted to the government for this purpose recently." According to unofficial statistics, approximately 150,000 Gazans carry Jordanian travel documents. Of those Gazans, 25,000 live in the Gaza refugee camp in the Jarash Governorate. "The official, who requested anonymity, said the government turned down the Gazans' citizenship requests, "proceeding from the constant Jordanian position on the refugee issue and rejecting the idea of resettlement. This falls within the framework of the efforts supporting a fair solution to the Palestine question in a manner that guarantees the legitimate Palestinian rights to establishment of an independent Palestinian state with holy Jerusalem as its capital and the return of refugees to their homeland." Al-Ra'y is the Jordanian daily of widest circulation, and is partially owned by government. (Internet version also available at: http://www.alrai.com/)