Jordan's King Abdullah warns of 'massive conflict' if Israel annexes West Bank
The king stopped short of saying he would cancel Jordan's peace treaty with Israel in an interview with German media.
The king of Jordan warned in an interview published today of a “massive conflict” if Israel were to annex parts of the West Bank.
In an interview published by the German newspaper Der Spiegel, King Abdullah said plans to annex West Bank territory this summer and an abandonment of the two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinian territories would hurt the region.
“Leaders who advocate a one-state solution do not understand what that would mean,” said Abdullah, according to a transcript released by the Royal Hashemite Court. “If Israel really annexed the West Bank in July, it would lead to a massive conflict with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.”
Israel captured the West Bank from Jordan during the 1967 war. Most of the international community considers it occupied Palestinian territory and the future home — along with the Gaza Strip — of a Palestinian state. The West Bank is divided into areas controlled by the Israeli military and the Palestinian Authority. There are also large numbers of Jewish settlements throughout the territory.
