Could political upheaval hit Jordan next?
Resurgent Islamists and chaos in the West Bank may threaten Jordan’s king
Jordanians came out in their tens of thousands to hail their king as a hero. On February 13th state television broadcast their cheers for King Abdullah on his return from Washington, where he defied American and Israeli pressure to accept waves of Gazan refugees. “Jordan is Jordan, not Palestine,” rang out their cry.
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