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https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/05/jordan-king-abdullah-warns-against-west-bank-annexation.htmlPublished by: AL-MONITOR on 15 May 2020
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The king of Jordan warned in an interview published today of a “massive conflict” if Israel were to annex parts of the West Bank. In an interview published by the German newspaper Der Spiegel, King Abdullah said plans to annex West Bank territory this summer and an abandonment of the two-statesolution for Israel and the Palestinian territories would hurt the region.
“Leaders who advocate a one-state solution do not understand what that would mean,” said Abdullah, according to a transcript released by the Royal Hashemite Court. “If Israel really annexed the West Bank in July, it would lead to a massive conflict with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.”
Israel captured the West Bank from Jordan during the 1967 war. Most of the international community considers it occupied Palestinian territory and the future home — along with the Gaza Strip — of a Palestinian state. The West Bank is divided into areas controlled by the Israeli military and the Palestinian Authority [...]
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What is Jordan?Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is an Arab country in Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River. Jordan is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south and the east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and Israel and Palestine (West Bank) to the west. The Dead Sea is located along its western borders and the country has a small coastline to the Red Sea in its extreme south-west, but is otherwise landlocked. Jordan is strategically located at the crossroads of Asia, Africa and Europe. The capital, Amman, is Jordan's most populous city as well as the country's economic, political and cultural centre.
