Published: 19 May 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Jordan's King Abdullah warns of 'massive conflict' if Israel annexes West Bank (Al-Monitor)
The king stopped short of saying he would cancel Jordan's peace treaty with Israel in an interview with German media
Annexation could kill Jordan peace deal, Israeli defence officials believe (Haaretz)
AMOS HAREL: Jordan expressed concern about annexation in messages to the IDF and in conversations with those close to Kahol Lavan chairman Benny Gantz; tensions heat up in the West Bank
EU ‘to rally against Israel's West Bank annexation proposal' (BBC)
What's the real purpose of Israel's annexation plan? (Haaretz)
HAGAI EL-AD: Making the existing situation a matter of open consensus, making it public and official, not something that is supposedly controversial, that supposedly is the subject of some meaningful internal debate. Stuttering in the face of this reality is nothing more than a hollow show that essentially constitutes ideological agreement with the existing situation, including the de facto annexation that has already occurred
State Department: Annexation should be part of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks (Times of Israel)
After Jordan’s king warns against Israel extending sovereignty in West Bank, spokesperson Morgan Ortagus cites importance of bringing ‘all parties to the table’ for negotiations
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UK Labour demands boycott of West Bank goods (Jewish Chronicle)
Wayne David, Shadow Middle East minister, also attacked the government's passivity over proposed Israeli annexation of West Bank
West Bank annexation will threaten Israel’s natural resources, institute warns (Times of Israel)
Arava Institute for Environmental Studies says applying sovereignty would endanger scientific collaboration with Jordanians and Palestinian, weaken resilience to climate change
Photo: King Abdullah speaks in Amman, Jordan November 10, 2019 (Muhammad Hamed/ Reuters)
