Jordan faces public discontent as Israel weaponises its water supply April 16, 2021 at 11:41 am | Published in: Article, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Opinion
Jordanian King Abdullah II reacts as he delivers a speech at the European Parliament, on January 15, 2020, in Strasbourg, eastern France [FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP via Getty Images] April 16, 2021 at 11:41 am
Relations between Jordan and Israel are tense at the moment, for a number of reasons. The Hashemite Kingdom, for example, sought to hinder Benjamin Netanyahu s plan to annex the Jordan Valley last year, which covers around 30 per cent of the occupied West Bank. In response, the occupation state has interfered with Jordan s legal guardianship of religious sites in Jerusalem. Importantly, as summer approaches, Israel has also thrown water supplies into the fray.