Jordan’s Ambassador to Israel today warned that the countries’ long-standing peace treaty is increasingly in jeopardy because of Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank.
The Netanyahu government has been expanding settlements at an increasing rate this year, and internationally, people are starting to take notice of the shift. Ambassador Walid Obeidat further warned that the treaty could be greatly harmed if Israel goes through with changes in the status of the al-Aqsa Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Islam.
Though Netanyahu maintains that the mosque’s status will not be changed, he is facing growing pressure from far-right coalition members to end Muslim administration of the mosque.
Placating the far-right without ending Muslim control over the mosque would, for the Netanyahu government, likely mean massive further settlement expansion, and that’s been his go-to response every time he tries to get them back on board for his government’s programs. The reports today are that such expansions are already under discussion.
It’s more clear than at any time in recent history, however, that Israeli settlement expansion is coming at a major diplomatic price, so the Netanyahu government has to decide how to balance the desires of the extreme right wing and avoiding ruining its international relationships.
Like netenyahoo cares about warnings. The only thing backward people like him understand is force.
He has America`s government,money and veto in his pocket.
"…expanding settlements at an increasing rate this year…"
There is a limit the world can reach regarding Israel's settlements. Perhaps they figure they need to speed things up in anticipation of hitting that wall when the rest of the world says "enough."
Another hors shieeeet blunder from the English lap dog in the region. If the Jordanian government thinks that Israel gives a damn about its peace treaty with jirdanian regime they need to think again. The question is why now, why not last year, why not year before that and what is that such dependent on western politics can do to stop the Israel setelments? You want for Israel settlement to be stopped, you need to unite yourself with government in the region that have the same idea, Turkish Erdogan regime is not one if them nor the Saudi Arabia or the English Neo liberal fascism, you have to stop supplying ISIS with weapons and take action against saudis barbarians by your doorstep.
"how to balance the desires of the extreme right wing and avoiding ruining its international relationships"
Too late. It has already ruined all of those relationships. All it has left is its own narrow groups of backers making excuses.
Zionist mall brats. They want it all ! And, if possible, more than that !