Tremors across Jordan as Trump Mideast peace plan revives old fears


  • World
  • Friday, 14 Jun 2019

A general view shows Al-Baqaa Palestinian refugee camp, near Amman, Jordan, June 13, 2019. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah reacts angrily to any suggestion that he might accept a U.S. deal to end the Arab-Israeli conflict that would make his country a homeland for Palestinians.

Speaking to the armed forces in March, he rejected the idea of Jordan as an alternative state for Palestinians, saying: "Don't we have a voice in the end?"

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