Upcoming US visit puts wind in Jordanian monarch s sails
Posted : 2021-07-04 16:15 By James M. Dorsey
U.S. President Joe Biden may have little appetite for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking but seems determined to prevent some third parties from exploiting the regional stalemate to their advantage. That seems to be one message contained in ensuring that King Abdullah of Jordan will be the first Arab leader to visit the White House since Biden took office.
The message takes on added significance with the beginning early June of court proceedings against two senior Jordanians accused of sedition and plotting with former Crown Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, a half-brother of King Abdullah II, to destabilize the monarchy. The message s significance is enhanced at a time when various Muslim-majority states are competing for religious soft power in the Muslim world.
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