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Jordan would not celebrate the anniversary of the peace deal with Israel

Nov 12, 2019
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Israel wanted to organize a joint event on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the peace agreement with Jordan, but Amman’s political leadership refused. That is what Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz says, according to the Times of Israel.

The reason why the Hashemite Empire did not want to mark the anniversary is, according to Katz, “the complicated domestic political situation” in the neighboring country. More than 50 percent of Jordan’s residents are of Palestinian origin, and many are dissatisfied with the peace agreement and the country’s close ties to Israel.

Israel and Jordan signed their peace agreement in Arabah on October 26, 1994. Jordan’s King Hussein and the Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin ratified the agreement on November 10, 1994. For years, Israeli officials have praised the treaty, which they believe is very important for regional stability. Israel also wants to implement a similar agreement with other Arab countries. Jordan was the second Arab country after Egypt to normalize relations cooperation/' target='_blank'>cooperation-with-israel/' target='_blank'>cooperation-with-israel/' target='_blank'>with Israel.

But while the Israeli-Jordanian peace agreement is being hailed, relations between Israel and Jordan are relatively cold, a quarter of a century after the peace agreement was signed. On Sunday, October 10, Jordan enlisted an addition to the peace agreement that allowed Israeli farmers to continue cultivating the land in two enclaves – Naharayim and Tzofar – which were technically Jordanian territory, but which have been cultivated and used by Israeli since the 1950s. farmers.

When the peace agreement was signed, Israeli farmers gained access to the area for 25 years. It was expected that a renewal of the lease period would only be a formality, but in 2018 the Jordanian authorities signaled that they would not renew the agreement.

Now the area is completely closed to the Israeli farmers who have cultivated the land for decades.

There have also been several other incidents in recent years that show that relations between the two neighboring countries are not at their peak – despite the peace agreement.

  <figcaption Parts of the territory that Israel has borrowed from Jordan. Israeli farmers have been cultivating the land for decades, making the area fertile. (Photo: Shmuel Bar-Am)

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