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As Jordan’s King Abdullah meets Trump, can he resist US pressure on Gaza? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The King of Jordan, Abdullah II, is scheduled to meet with the President of the United States, Donald Trump, in Washington, DC, amid the last repetition of the king. The Palestinians would like to expel him from Gaza Therefore, the United States can control the pocket.

The idea appeared in Trump’s comments – which were made alongside smiling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week – that the Palestinians should be “removed” from the destructive Gaza Strip. Trump emphasized this, in his mind, the Palestinians It will not returnHe made his ideas ethnic cleansing.

Jordan rejects the idea.

Trump’s comments were convicted not only by Jordan but also Egypt, which Trump also said that the Palestinians from Gaza, as well as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

However, Trump said that the American financial support for Jordan and Egypt would force their hands.

“If they do not agree, I will block aid,” Trump said on Monday.

Red line

American financial support for Jordan is important-the country was the fourth highest receiving in US foreign aid in 2023, With $ 1.72 billion. But accepting the uprooting of millions of Palestinians from Gaza will be a non -political stars of Oman, according to analysts.

“Acceptance of another wave of Palestinians in the country is still a red line,” Dima Tukan, a non -resident researcher at the Middle East Institute, told Al Jazerera. “The king will not budge in this matter.”

King Abdullah, an American ally, has been exposed to international and local pressure since the beginning of the Israel war on Gaza in October 2023.

Jordan’s position as a major regional ally of the United States and a commercial partner with Israel has angered its inhabitants overwhelmingly, which also includes at least no less than at least 2 million Palestinian refugees And Jordanians of Palestinian origin.

Any acceptance of Trump’s ideas, which were likened to Benza, where 750,000 The Palestinians were ethnic By the Zionist gangs to announce the state of Israel in 1948, it will be a recipe for local turmoil and the challenge of the legitimacy of ownership.

The protests against the Israel war on Gaza, which killed more than 6,1700 Palestinians, took place in Amman for the past 16 months.

While since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas calmed down, Jordan has moved to the streets again on Friday to protest the idea of ​​Trump to nominate the Palestinians from Gaza to Jordan.

“Jordan was clear with their messages during the protests on Friday,” said Tokan.

Anger quickly can lead to instability: The attack in September By Jordan, three Israeli border guards were killed.

“My feeling is that the king conveyes a very urgent message that” Trump’s catastrophic plan “will actually destroy Jordan.”

“The idea of ​​displacement/descent is presenting the existential fear of all Jordan-in all fields, from ownership to society-that Israel will catch all of Palestine, and this poor Jordan and resources will leave socially to capture the pieces.”

Aid problems

But Jordan should weigh other considerations when it comes to Trump’s comments.

Even before the Israeli war on Gaza, the monarchy was under pressure due to the economic conflicts that led to disappointment between some influential tribes in the country.

Jordan is already saving Trump’s capabilities to raise contracts of financial assistance after he announced on the day of its inauguration that most of the United States’ global aid’s obligations will be frozen for 90 days.

Some Jordanians say they have lost their work or their work was affected by Trump’s decision. It should also be noted that although Egypt and Israel were given exceptions on freezing foreign aid, Jordan’s position as a strong regional ally has not been protected.

“Jordan is directly dependent on American security assistance and assistance,” he said. “The Kingdom is subject to Geopolitical extortion

Since Jordan and Israel signed the peace agreement in the Arab Wadi in 1994, the Hashemelite Kingdom was a major ally of the United States with the support of this often through departments and party lines.

Analysts said that Trump’s pressure may force Jordan and other regional allies to start hedging from their bets.

Jordan, Egypt and other Gulf states “may look forward to Russia and China.”

“A lot will depend on the amount of the Trump administration and the credibility of any threat to defection or hedge in light of the signals coming out of Moscow and Beijing.”

Forces as a stick

To continue to work as usual, Jordan will have to find enough funding from foreign powers to fill a billion dollar gap. Analysts said that the possibility of covering the full amount was unlikely.

But Jordan may have another means of leverage.

“The biggest thing to see is to consolidate the American forces in Jordan,” Hughes said.

There are about 3000 American soldiers in Jordan, who are largely focused on confronting ISIS (ISIS) in recent years, part of a broader network of American forces that are apparently raised to confront ISIS over the past decade, with other forces stationed in Syria and Iraq.

However, with Trump in power, this leverage may not be important as it seemed before.

The US President separated from his predecessors, who put the importance of an American presence in the region, and talked about the withdrawal of American forces from Syria and Iraq.

Trump repeated the intention to withdraw American forces from Syria in late January, leaving some of the question whether the American presence in Jordan would be a priority.

It can also change the relationship of Jordan and Israel, giving Israel an excuse to intervene directly with the “security threats” that are visible within Jordanian territory.

“Maybe Trump does not want [US troops in Jordan] Hughes said:

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2025-02-11 05:35:00

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