Washington – King of Jordan Abdullah II, a protracted from the closest allies of the United States, visited the White House on Tuesday to inform President Trump why the mass expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza to Jordan will not be only illegal, but in addition can mean a catastrophe for the Kingdom of Hashemite.
Abdullah, sitting alongside Trump in the White House, said that “our joint responsibility in the Middle East is to continue cooperation with you, supporting you to achieve” the goals of “stability, peace and prosperity for all of us in the region. “
But the king wouldn’t turn to the most stunning elements of Trump’s latest proposal about Gaza Strip, announced days before Abdullah arrived, when Trump hosted the prime minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu.
Trump announced last week that the United States would catch the gas belt and supervise forced displacement of almost 2 million Palestinians.
Trump said that they needs to be moved in Jordan and Egypt, a round idea by these two nations, Palestinians and the international community that may consider such motion as ethnic purity. On Tuesday, Abdullah would only say that Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia invented the “plan” of the presentation to Washington.
The issue of Palestinian refugees deeply crosses in Jordan. About 750,000 Palestinians were expelled – some fled to Jordan – during what Arabs call Nakba from 1948, or “disaster” when Israel was created. An additional 300,000 refugees moved to the kingdom after the war in the Middle East in 1967, including Gaza.
According to the United Nations, Palestinian refugees currently have almost 2.4 million.
Most – but not all – received citizenship in Jordan. Many maintain strong connections with Palestinian origin and deeply care about what is occurring on the west shore and gas.
The Hashemite monarchy had a restless relationship with Palestinian activism. In 1970, King Hussein – Father Abdullah – crushed the Palestinian factions operating on this country, moving to date that refugee camps in the capital and north of the country. He also tried again and again with Palestine organization of liberation for the management of Palestinian affairs.
The current and former Jordanian leaders claim that the influx of a brand new wave of Palestinians would pose an existential threat to the country and destabilize the hashish dynasty represented by Abdullah and his ancestors.
Looking a bit nervous, when he was sitting next to Trump, Abdullah avoided questions on Trump’s plan, saying that he and a bunch of Arab leaders under the leadership of the Saudi prince Mohammed Bin Salman – will present the plan to Trump at a later date.
“Although it is clear that the king did not want to seem to be publicly, at the same time he could not agree to what the president proposed, which is an ethnic purification of 2 million people,” Marwan Muasher, a former minister, said Times. “I think that the king’s suggestion, wait for the Arabic position to be unified, is well placed because it will show that there is a very strong opposition to President Trump’s plans.”
Later, Abdullah published a series of social media posts that developed his position – and his opposition to Trump.
“I repeated Jordan’s steadfast position against the displacement of Palestinians in Gaza and West Brzeg. This is a united Arabic position, “he wrote on X.” Reconstruction of gases without displacing Palestinians and dealing with the tragic humanitarian situation should be a priority for everyone. “
Abdullah added: “Achieving the room on the basis of a two -state solution is a way to ensure regional stability. This requires US leadership. “
He began praising Trump for helping to secure the gas suspension.
“It is obvious that the most important issue for the king is now to maintain strategic relations with the current US administration-that’s why you have not heard of the simply bouncing,” said America Sabaileh, an analyst from Jordan.
He said that the challenge for Abdullah is Trump’s belief about the importance of Jordan for stability in the region and never threatening the status of the kingdom.
Meetings in Washington appeared against the background of events in Israel, where Netanyahu threatened to finish the latest suspension of weapons in Gaza and resume the “intensive fight” there, unless Israeli hostages aren’t released on Saturday. He repeated, almost a word for a word, the threat of Trump that “hell would break out” if the other hostages weren’t released.
At the weekend, a bunch of Hamas fighters threatened to postpone the next transfer, planned on Saturday, three Israeli hostages, provided that the truce is.
“If Hamas does not return our hostages to Saturday, the weapon suspension will end and [Israel Defense Forces] The resumption of intensive fighting to the last defeat of Hamas, “said Netanyahu after the meeting of his security office, during which he instructed the Israeli army to make the mass forces again in gas.
According to the Israeli media, 76 Israelis remain in gas, of which nearly half thought she was dead.
Bulos was informed by Amman, Jordan. Laura King at Time Staff in Times contributed to this report.
