We went for a walk yesterday and as we headed down one of the many sets of staircases we saw a demonstration in the middle of downtown. Downtown was our destination. We knew immediately this was a march against the missle tirade in Gaza. This group of maybe 400 were in the middle of the street, standing and chanting. It looked a little odd because there was no police or any authority organizing this demonstration. As we descended some more, we saw that suddenly the crowd of 400 just dispersed running all directions like ants scattering to rebuild their home. We decided to go on and check all this out. After arriving, there was about 200 people still milling around. We spoke to an older lady and asked what was happening. She mentioned, "Gaza, Palestinians, police, and gas." We believe she trying to explain that the police threw tear gas into the crowd because in Jordan only government sanctioned marches are allowed. After this, several buses of soldiers pulled up, unloaded,and began patrolling the area. Everything seemed to calm down and we went on our way. It was exciting event to witness.
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