The pilgrimage — which promises to “change your life and enrich your faith,” according to PMI’s website — mostly takes place in Israel, but also comprises a trip to Jordan’s most important — and one of world’s most spectacular — archeological sites, a rock-cut rose-red city Petra founded three centuries before our time.
wonderful… One Of The Seven Wonders Of The World — Petra, Jordan pic.twitter.com/xGoJaMbvBt
— SOno nottingham (@sononottingham) September 3, 2015
Not really thinking through, PMI put the historical site of Jordan under the name “Israel Tour” and used an image of Petra to promote the whole journey. The Arabic nation was more than irritated – Jordanians on social media gave a whole tidal wave of outraged comments.
�������� isn't that Petra, Jordan lmao? https://t.co/2zfbizDOzC
— ليلى (@1001Leilah) September 8, 2015
@KayArthur This is Petra Jordan Not ISRAEL Respect our History Respect our Country #Visit_Jordan pic.twitter.com/l3DqfVVQFL
— Saleem Zayadine (@Saleem_Zayadine) September 7, 2015
Moreover, the Royal Tourism Ministry of Jordan stated Tuesday it’s is studying a possibility of a lawsuit against the American evangelists for misusing Petra in their publications.
“Jordan is not an extension destination. We refuse to promote it this way. Jordan is an independent destination,” the ministry's secretary general, Issa Gammoh, told The Jordan Times.
By the time of this publication, PMI changed the title of the trip to The Holy Land Tour, although it still partly goes under the name of Israel. At least, Petra has now been removed from the front page of the tour.
