their first elections in 15 years
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Instead, they are watching as their leaders in the Gaza Strip wage a rocket and air strike war with Israel and their president in the West Bank appears powerless to
protect his people or stop the carnage.
As the situation descends into another bloody conflict, political analysts and western diplomats monitoring the region say that the blame lies with two players: an intransigent Israel after a nationalist far-right refused to co-operate with Israeli Palestinian politicians to form a government; and an ineffectual Palestinian leadership that has left its people frustrated and angry. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during an emergency meeting of the Fatah Central Committee and the PLO Executive Committee in the occupied West Bank City of Ramallah, on May 12, 2021. AFP
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When a junior royal and a former head of the royal court were arrested on Saturday – in addition to other unnamed figures – the international reaction was swift.
By midnight local time, foreign ministers across the world had put out urgent communiqués standing behind Jordan s King Abdullah, the government and the people of the country.
The swift and unanimous response is indicative of the important role that Jordan plays in the Middle East and the world as well as the importance that international capitals place on avoiding a political earthquake in the Hashemite Kingdom. Jordan s State Security Court in the capital, Amman. AP Photo
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When a junior royal and a former head of the royal court were arrested on Saturday, along with other, unidentified figures, the international reaction was swift.
This is a regional system. If something happens to one unit it could impact other units
Professor Hassan Al Momani
By midnight local time, foreign ministers across the world had put out urgent messages standing behind Jordan s King Abdullah II, the government and the people of the country.
The swift and unanimous response is indicative of the important role Jordan plays in the Middle East and the world, and the importance that international capitals place on avoiding instability in the Hashemite kingdom.
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At first glance, it could be an obscure postcard from history: a black-and-white photo shows Joe Biden with a slight smile in a striped suit, shaking hands with Anwar Sadat after the signing of the 1979 peace treaty between Egypt and Israel in Washington.
The whole region needs a breakthrough as far as the peace process, which faced near death in the last few years
Jordan s Foreign Minister Al Safadi
A relative obscurity outside Washington, the 36-year-old member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was witness to a US achievement that became central to Jimmy Carter’s legacy. The photo circulated in US media when Mr Biden was running for president last year.