Jordan is keeping its citizens guessing on whether it will send a delegation to attend a US-sponsored peace workshop in Bahrain later this month. The event, to be held in Manama June 25-26, aims to attract investments for the Palestinian territories and is believed to represent the economic component of US President Donald Trump’s so-called deal of the century to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
While the Jordanian government has kept silent on its position on the Bahrain event since it was announced in May, Jordanians were surprised to hear on June 11 from a White House official that Jordan, along with Egypt and Morocco, had confirmed their attendance. According to the Associated Press, the US source hailed the attendance of the Arab states as a sign “that our workshop is gathering momentum.”