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The commentary discusses the FPRI Middle East Media Monitor outcomes for Jordan. It notes that a contentious debate has arisen in Jordan over what should be done about the country’s troublesome northern neighbor, Syria. Syrian troubles have come to the fore in Jordan media outlets reporting related to Arab League activities. The debate on Syria in Jordan has furthermore been intensified due to King Abdullah II’s remarks on Bashar al-Assad’s lost legitimacy and the subsequent attack on the Jordanian embassy in Damascus by pro-Assad, Syrian protesters.