Persianx6 t1_j22t2el wrote
Reply to comment by aaden08 in Jordan king warns of 'red lines' in Jerusalem as Netanyahu returns to office by Pilast
He's giving a warning -- conflict will continue with Netanyahu. He's had nearly 15 years of being in power concurrent with Netanyahu, to make the assessment.
He's also responding to Hamas propaganda -- any push to limit Palestinian access to their holy sites will push the conflict to war, which... is true. As that's what led to the war the last time and this is specifically what Hamas is pushing, as they continue to try and make a bid to kick out Fatah in the West Bank.
frosthowler t1_j2359p9 wrote
It won't ever push it to war. If Jordan scraps the peace treaty, Israel will seize the Temple Mount from the Jordanian Waqf, and give it to the House of Saud in exchange for peace.
Hussein would need to be out of his mind to give Israel such a sweet casus belli to change the caretaker of Al-Aqsa and secure peace with Saudi Arabia, which is much more useful than peace with Jordan. Jordan is on the receiving end in every way, including their water crisis which is entirely saved by Israel.
Persianx6 t1_j235k07 wrote
He means war between Palestine and Israel, not war between Jordan and Israel. Jordan will never war with Israel again and you outlined the reasons why.
But you should add in that: war may also expose king of Jordan as being a national loser and fraud. He'll avoid war forever by result, there's nothing to gain.
Peace with Saudi Arabia probably exists under the table now. Only thing a treaty would do is announce it louder.
phrostbyt t1_j23upop wrote
> and give it to the House of Saud in exchange for peace
I've been following Israeli politics my whole life and never even considered that a possibility until you posted it, what a novel concept
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