AMMAN — With unrest continuing in Syria, violence between Israel and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and repression elsewhere in the region, Jordan is trying to walk a narrow path of managed reform. The balancing act is not easy.In the past week, a group made up mostly of members of professional associations and young people, calling itself the April 15 Movement, announced that it planned to hold rallies in southern Jordan on Friday to press for reforms.

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AMMAN — Jordan’s political reform movement has gone quiet in recent weeks after demonstrations in Amman and elsewhere that ended in violence.

A protest March 25 in Amman left scores injured, opening fractures between groups opposing the government and raising tensions between East Bank Jordanians and Jordanians of Palestinian origin.

“After the March 25 protest, things have become complicated in Jordan for the already divided opposition groups,” said Mohammad Abu Rumman, a political analyst who writes for Al Ghad, a daily newspaper. “At the same time the government has been moving at a slower pace in regards to political reform.”

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