Jordon Feels Betrayed But Is Scared To Express It
Jordon
was never consulted before Trump turned the whole Middle Eastern Peace proposal
in favour of Israel, forgetting the needs of Palestinians. The result the PM of
Jordon Omar Razzaz says could be devastating to the relations between
Israel and Jordon.
As
usual Trump continues to undo whatever good had been done before his
presidency. While Clinton had applauded a peaceful treaty between Jordon and
Israel in 1994, the status quo has been disturbed by Trump’s skewed peaceful
plan that has not been liked by anyone in Palestine.
It
has been more than a decade that the world is trying to find a solution to the
Israel- Palestine skirmish. Through
Trump’s intervention, Israel is now planning to annex a chunk of Palestinian
lands, making the people very unhappy.
Trump’s
plan has favoured Netanyahu only, so much so that the latter was prompted to
take back his plea for immunity against charges of bribery and corruption. Trump's
plan, political analysts believe, would shrink the amount of West Bank land
left for a future Palestinian state by recognizing Israel's sovereignty over
all Israeli settlements in the territory, as well as the Jordan Valley -- the eastern-most
part of the West Bank. Apart from a short border with Egypt, the future
Palestinian state would be completely encircled by Israel.
Strangely,
the country which was known to have maintained stability in the region and was recognized
by the United States, Israel and many others, was not contacted, included or
consulted before the plan was presented by Trump to this middle eastern region.
More
than half of all Jordan's citizens are Palestinian, with more than 2 million
registered as refugees. The Kingdom's small size and lack of resources
have made it dependent on international aid. Annual US aid to Jordan has nearly
quadrupled over the last 15 years.
It
feels betrayed, yet finds it difficult to voice its disgust or even feels
scared to show anger, on the purposeful sidelining by the White House. In
public, the PM says that “Jordan's relationship with the US is deep, historic
and strategic. So, we are not worried that that strategic relationship will be
affected by this.”
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