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What is Jordan's stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict?

  • As an Arab country with a significant Palestinian population that seems to be the only nation of its kind to 'support' or 'respect' Israel, Jordan is in such a strategic position to act as a solid and nonthreatening mediator between these two nations, what has Jordan previously done, or proposed should be done? I am struggling a little bit with what type of policy they are pursuing. If the USA is backing them to the extent that they are called for (i.e. arming them etc), why don't they take advantage of Jordan's position to offer a peace deal?

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    Here is what Jordan does not want: An Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement not involving a right of return (of Palestinians to Israel). A full right of return (that is, a right of return to any Palestinian) is OK. Why? because they know that, if an Israeli-Palestinian agreement is reached and Palestinians don't have the right of return, those Palestinians are likely to come knocking on Jordan's doors because the door to Israel is now shut forever. The government of Israel giving in to terrorism. If the government of Israel gives in to terrorism (as it consistently does), that goes to show the Palestinian world that the use of terror pays off. Jordan doesn't need this kind of headache coming from its Palestinian population. To take an active role in the negotiations. Because then, the Jordanians will be held liable, in the eyes of Palestinians, to any concession. That's another headache that Jordan doesn't want to deal with, with its own Palestinian population. To summarize: Jordan's interest is to avoid having its Palestinian population flocking Amman's streets. They will support any aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that will keep Palestinians worldwide happy, and perceived as the "winner".

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Jordan will continue its role in helping both sides in their negotiations. We try to intervene when things get hard and the two sides stop talking to each other. Jordan has a vested interest in a peaceful settlement of the age old conflict, since we don't want trouble in the neighborhood. Unlike most, Jordan has firm beliefs in peace, which makes us look naive in this part of the world. But we will never give up on peace.

Firas Halaseh

Jordan's government is the only one in the region that is led by enlightened people. They seem to be the only government that is fair and interested in peace when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian issue. They don't incite hatred and don't talk rubbish. Israel's government might be fair to its own religious population, but we know their take on the conflict is not a fair or sound one, i.e. just one Jewish state, no Palestinian state. The other Arab governments mostly have the same attitude as Israel, just on the other side, i.e. one state for Palestine, no Jewish state. Despite a strong tendency for members of its royal family to marry Palestinian women, producing many influential royal members who are of half or majority Palestinian heritage, they've still managed to keep a fair approach to the Israeli-Palestinian issue.

Anonymous

Jordan is a state whose rulers are an ethnic minority (Bedouin Arabs) who are in power only because the British put them in place and have since then controlled the instruments of power over the majority population (Palestinians). Jordan's enemies are the Palestinians, who would naturally want to either take over or merge Jordan with their own state. A powerful Palestinian state would be a mortal threat to Jordan. Jordan is also threatened by Syria, who considers it a breakaway province of the original Syria of days of the Ottomans. This means that Jordan is a strategic ally of Israel, who protects her both from Syria and the Palestinians. Jordan's interest is to see a weak Palestinian state emerge which would be under Israeli control so as not to disturb the careful balance of power in Jordan. Stability is the key word here.

Eric Vicini

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