By Patrick Goodenough
| April 4, 2021 | 8:22pm EDT
Jordan’s King Abdullah, left, and his half-brother, then-Crown Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, in 2000. (Photo by Jamal Nasrallah/AFP via Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) – Arab and Muslim leaders lined up to throw their public support behind Jordan’s King Abdullah on Sunday after authorities said they had foiled a conspiracy against the king, allegedly involving a displaced former crown prince – the king’s half-brother – and a senior former court official.
Although rare in relatively stable Jordan, in a region that is no stranger to palace intrigues and foreign plotting, public displays of solidarity are common at such times, as leaders make clear which side they are on – or try to allay any suspicion that they may be sympathetic to the perpetrators.