Israel’s ambassador to Jordan, Eitan Surkis, is waiting to find out if he is to be expelled from the country after the Jordanian parliament voted for him to leave.

The vote on Wednesday was in protest against the actions of Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. The minister caused uproar earlier in the week, after denying the existence of the Palestinian people, while standing in front of a map which showed a fictional expanded Israel, including all of the occupied Palestinian territory and Jordan.

During the legislative session, House of Representatives Speaker Ahmed al-Safadi called on the government to take action in response to Smotrich’s remarks.

Ambassador Surkis has already suffered a dressing-down by the Jordanian foreign ministry and is now waiting to hear if the government will ratify the parliamentary vote.

The Jordanian parliament said that it was united in rejecting Smotrich’s comments, calling his actions a reflection of “Israeli arrogance”.