... different situation “on the ground.” Other solutions to the issue are being proposed. For example, not so long ago a narrative emerged in Israel that there is no need to create a Palestinian state because it already exists, and this state is called Jordan. I should remind you that about half of the Jordanian population is ethnic Palestinians. The wife of the King of Jordan, Her Majesty Queen Rania, is also an ethnic Palestinian. This point of view is very convenient for Israel. It is necessary to ...
What does the “Deal of the Century” mean for Jordan?
The public outrage seen in the Jordanian street has been growing louder, alongside the state's failure to fight the country's rampant administrative and financial corruption. The Jordanian government has of yet been unable to reform and change ...
... region (one of the last to be included into Saudi Arabia after an uneasy treaty with Yemen, 1934), has always been strategic for Saudi Arabia. Bahrain’s kingdom depends on external military support, and Qatar can potentially be invaded by Saudi Arabia. Jordan’s king ruling over a 2/3 Palestinian population needs Saudi money and is pressed by Saudi power. Palestinians also need Saudi money. Saudi Arabia projects power through Sunni groups into western Iraq and into eastern Syria and Idlib. Israel and ...
Jordan is oftentimes characterized as a Middle Eastern exception and paradox: an explicitly artificial colonial construct, and yet resilient and durable. The recent rise of new security challenges, such as the rise of the Islamic State, calls for a thorough ...
