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(This story has been refiled to add dropped word in paragraph 14)<\/p>

FILE PHOTO: King of Jordan Abdullah II addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France January 15, 2020. REUTERS\/Vincent Kessler\/File Photo<\/figcaption>

AMMAN (Reuters) – Unprecedented public criticism of Jordan\u2019s monarchy by a senior royal who has been placed under house arrest has shaken the country\u2019s image as an island of stability in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Jordan\u2019s military told King Abdullah\u2019s half brother Prince Hamza bin Hussein to halt actions targeting \u201csecurity and stability\u201d in the key U.S. ally.<\/p>\n

In unusually tough language recorded on a video passed by his lawyer to the BBC, Prince Hamza, 41, said he had been placed under house arrest and criticised Jordan\u2019s leaders as a corrupt few who have placed their interests above those of the public.<\/p>\n

\u201cDamage has happened. For the first time we have someone rocking the image of that peaceful, stable kingdom,\u201d said a former minister.<\/p>\n

King Abdullah, 59, removed Hamza from his position as crown prince in 2004, thwarting the ambitions of his stepmother Queen Noor who had groomed her eldest son for the throne since childhood.<\/p>\n

Stripped of any power, Hamza was subsequently sidelined. King Abdullah consolidated his power by making his son Hussein the heir apparent and in the past year has appeared to be preparing him intensively for his future role as king.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile Hamza has been building ties with disgruntled tribal leaders at the head of loose anti-government protest movement called the Herak, which in recent weeks resumed its calls for protests against corruption.<\/p>\n

The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a severe blow to Jordan\u2019s economy, pushing unemployment to record levels and deepening poverty.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe king is a red line.. we will confront firmly any trembling hand that seeks to tamper with the country\u2019s security,\u201d former prime minister Faisal al Fayez told parliament in an indirect reference to Hamza.<\/p>\n

It is unclear why the kingdom decided to crack down on Prince Hamza at this moment, but political sources say he put himself at risk with frequent visits to tribal gatherings where people openly criticise the king.<\/p>\n

Hamza is not seen to have any real clout and those detained as part of what the military said was an ongoing security investigation mostly number his close aides.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is allowing himself to be part of a critical machine against the ruling system, when he was going to tribal gatherings who were criticising the ruling establishment even when he was not saying anything,\u201d said a senior politician.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen he talked about deteriorating governance and silencing of critics, this was very confrontational,\u201d he added, referring to the video.<\/p>\n

Although unprecedented, Hamza\u2019s open dissent is unlikely to pose a serious threat to the monarchy, especially without the support of Jordan\u2019s powerful military where the king enjoys widespread loyalty, analysts and political sources said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t carry out a coup in a country like Jordan without the involvement of the military. As of now, there is no such indication,\u201d Oded Eran, a former Israeli ambassador to Jordan and now senior research fellow at Tel Aviv University\u2019s Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), told Israel\u2019s Army Radio.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the only force with any kind of significance, with the ability to take over government ministries, over power centres. With all due respect to the prince – he does not have this ability.\u201d<\/p>\n

A former U.S. official with knowledge of events in Jordan said these did not involve a coup. Rather, he said, those taking part were planning to push for protests that would appear to be a \u201cpopular uprising with masses on the street\u201d with tribal support.<\/p>\n

Any attempt to seize power would most probably have failed without the support of the United States and regional powers, who expressed support for King Abdullah and any measures needed to ensure Jordan\u2019s security.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, Jordanians are trying to make sense of the palace intrigue.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is nothing local I can see that triggered this so there could be the foreign element,\u201d said the former minister.<\/p>\n

The senior politician said Prince Hamza was out of his league. \u201cA foolish, troublesome prince who has not weighed matters well, seeking comfort in this little flirtation with angry tribal elements,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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