Jordan’s opposition Islamists have made significant gains in parliamentary elections held earlier this week as public sentiment mounts in the US-allied monarchy against the ongoing Gaza war. Jordan, where many of the population are of Palestinian origin, has seen frequent protests over recent months against the Gaza war, many of them led by Islamists. The Islamic Action Front (IAF), a Muslim Brotherhood affiliate, won 31 seats at the 138-strong House of Representatives, leading other political parties that vied in Tuesday’s polls, the electoral commission said. The rest of the seats went to pr…