Israel insists on carrying on with its policies of exporting
crises to
Jordan, and everyone knows that the Palestinian issue has an impact
on Jordan, for political and geographic considerations, as the impacts of the
Palestinian issue cannot be separated from Jordan, as the geography and history
of the two are intertwined in a way that they can never be broken.
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The presumably departing head of the Israeli government has bears
personal animosity towards Jordan, and he has a history of some practices that
render him a heavy weight on Jordan’s chest, and, in all cases, his departure
would be welcome, particularly since his policies have descended to the level
of pressuring Jordan through Al-Aqsa Mosque, which Jordan cannot respond to in
an ordinary manner as if it is just a passing strain in relations.
Some people might say that Israel released Jordanians Musab
Al-Daajah and Khalifa Al-Anouz due to political and security communications
with Jordan, which, according to these people, proves that sustaining a
relationship with the Israelis is important for coordination on some issues and
for resolving crises. But people holding this opinion forget larger and more
dangerous acts that threaten Jordan, in terms of its interests, location and
policies, not to mention that the release of the detainees came ahead of any
negotiated prisoner exchange process.
Nothing proves this more than the return of Israeli practices
against Al-Aqsa Mosque, with daily storming of the mosque. In fact, the
cancelled or postponed media march might return next Tuesday, or at any time,
not to mention that Israel has alternative policies, such as allowing huge
numbers of settlers to storm Al-Aqsa on a daily basis, to compensate for the
media march, which means that Israel is again threatening Al-Aqsa, which is
under the custodianship of Jordan, and, on top of that, resurfacing the
potential of flaring up the situation in Palestine, Jerusalem and
Gaza, like we
witnessed during Ramadan.
On Thursday, we might witness huge raids on Al-Aqsa by
settlers, which means that the next few hours will be very sensitive. There are
also plans for bigger moves next week by Israel, which is trying to save face
following the hits it took. However, through these attempts, it is attacking
Jordan and the custodianship on the one hand, and the Palestinians on the
other.
Jordan continues to express its political stance towards
Israel in a cool and gradual manner, considering logistical communications with
Israel the halt of which would be undesirable, while it is also undesirable to
make the West anxious towards the Jordanian stance, in addition to the pretext
used by officials, calling for the necessity of patience, until the formation
of the new Israeli government is completed, might is reposition itself in the
relationship with Jordan compared to Netanyahu. These determinants, along with
the wager on the re-launching of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, might not
collectively lead to changes in Israel as much as it would impact decision
making in Jordan, while Israel carries on with the same policies, including the
military assault of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and launching assaults against it through
all means.
It is very dangerous for us carry on in the same manner,
while it is proven every time, that Israel is a primary threat to Jordan, its
interests, and its existence, particularly since all Israeli practices are
reflected in the Jordan domestically, in terms of popular reaction. This is in
addition to the fact that attacking Al-Aqsa Mosque is deemed a direct assault
against the stature of Jordan and the custodianship over Al-Haram Al-Sharif. I
see no difference between the departing Israeli government and the incoming
one, particularly since all sides in Israel are appeasing settlers by all means
possible, despite the heavy bills on the Jordanian and Palestinian sides.
The relationship between Jordan and Israel has to be
reassessed on the highest levels, by reassessing its dangers and costs on all
levels.
Al-Aqsa is a Jordanian-Palestinian issue, and Israel is
threatening Jordan with this issue on a daily basis.
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