Jewish tourists traveling with articles indicating their faith, such as prayer shawls and phylacteries, were harassed by Jordanian border officials and told that the items were “illegal,” according to a statement from the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

The Jewish advocacy NGO, which combats antisemitism on a global scale, said it had received multiple reports from Jewish travelers that they had been stopped and threatened by Jordanian border officials for carrying holy objects into the Hashemite Kingdom.

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