People aren't happy that famed author and Bible teacher Kay Arthur posted a picture to Facebook and Twitter of an upcoming trip to Israel showing Petra.
Jordanians, including the government, have hit back at the suggestion that Petra was part of Israel, prompting Arthur to delete the post from her social media handles.
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#Petra IS OURS! Get your hands off #JORDAN! #PetraInJordan - Kay Arthur - What's Good? ( By the way, It's called #PALESTINE )
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The picture, which framed the Nabataean castle, was meant to promote a tour to "Israeli holy sites" with an extension to Jordanian locations by Precept Ministries International, an organization Arthur runs. The post went viral on social media, as Jordanians expressed their ire at the misrepresentation.
The Jordanian government has also stepped in, threatening legal action for the mishap. The Jordan Times reported that the Tourism Ministry was studying "the motives" behind the social media post, and whether it was posted "by the author herself or not."
A spokesman for the ministry also said that while many tourists cross the border from the occupied lands to Petra, they paid a higher fee of 90 Jordanian dinars ($127) to visit the site.
The photo features the statue of liberty, one of Aqaba's most prominent landmarks.Join us for an amazing journey to Jordan. You will never be the same! #VisitJordan
Posted by Laith Abubaker on Tuesday, September 8, 2015