Jordan’s “Incitement Force” on the Temple Mount

Dr. Edy Cohen
August 6, 2021
Paper No. 2115

The Jordanian Minister of Religions recently revealed that 850 Jordanians are working at the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on behalf of Jordan’s Ministry of Religion. Does Israel know the identities of these workers, and how many of them are involved in incitement and terrorism?

The King of Jordan’s Upcoming Visit to Washington: Implications for Jerusalem

King Abdullah will be visiting President Joe Biden at the White House on July 19. By granting the Jordanian monarch the honor of being the first Arab leader to visit the new president, the US administration is putting wind in Jordan’s sails as it seeks to fend off Saudi claims regarding custodianship of Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem.

Jordan Is Now an Ally of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Dr. Edy Cohen
July 13, 2021
Paper No. 2095

The King of Jordan has apparently reached the conclusion that opening the door to the extremist Shiite regime in Iran will save his country from its many crises. While it might allay those crises in the short term, this alliance will likely end with Jordan sinking into a state of total Iranian domination, as did Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen.

Domestic and Regional Fissures Collide in Jordan

Jordanian former Crown Prince Hamzah bin Hussein has papered over a rare public dispute in the country’s ruling family in a move that is unlikely to resolve longstanding fissures in society and among Jordan’s elite and that echo multiple Middle Eastern fault lines.

The Canceled Visit of the Jordanian Crown Prince to the Temple Mount

Dr. Edy Cohen
March 18, 2021
Paper No. 1970

The seemingly innocent plan to have Jordanian Crown Prince Hussein visit the Temple Mount on March 11 was not arranged by chance. No such visit has taken place since 1967. King Abdullah is attempting to turn his son into a heroic figure and strengthen his image in the Hashemite Kingdom and the Arab world ahead of the day he ascends to the throne.

In Jordan’s 2020 Parliamentary Elections, the King Won Hands Down

Despite non-stop forebodings that have gone on for decades among analysts and the intelligentsia about the inevitable fall of the Jordanian monarchy, the recent parliamentary elections proved that yet again, the King won hands down.

A Peace Treaty Is Not a License to Extort

For years, Egypt and Jordan have exploited their peace treaties with Israel as a tool of extortion to prevent Israel from pursuing its security and political interests.

The Triangle Area in the “Deal of the Century”

The “Deal of the Century” suggests that a triangle of Israeli Arab communities that were disputed by Israel and Transjordan during the 1949 armistice negotiations can become part of the state of Palestine at such time as the state is established. This suggestion has raised the ire of Israeli Arabs and Jews who view it as an attempt at population “transfer”, though no residents due to come under Palestinian jurisdiction will be required to leave their homes. It is also historically suspect, as it depends on a faulty reading of the history of the armistice negotiations.

A Realistic Two-State Solution

The problem with the “two-state solution”—the creation of a sovereign independent Palestinian state west of the Jordan River—is that a Palestinian state already exists east of the Jordan River. It’s called Jordan. Its population is predominantly Palestinian, and it is located in the eastern part of what was once called Palestine. Demographically and geographically, Jordan is a Palestinian state.

Jordan’s Double Game with Israel

Dr. Edy Cohen
July 25, 2019
Paper No. 1237

Despite 25 years of formal peace, many in Jordan regard Israel as an illicit enemy state. The Jordanian government plays a double game: its public hostility toward Israel enables it to preserve its popularity while, behind the scenes, it maintains close ties with Israel.