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WATCH: Today in History: King Hussein of Jordan Officially Disassociates from the West Bank

On July 31, 1988, King Hussein announced his intention to politically disengage from the West Bank, leaving the PLO to fill the political vacuum, however, he sought to retain influence over Jerusalem

In 1950, against the wishes of the Arab League, King Hussein’s grandfather, King Abdullah I, had annexed the West Bank and East Jerusalem.  Jordan retained control of these areas until the June 1967 War, when Israel acquired them.  For the next twenty years, Jordan attempted to reacquire the land through secret talks.

One such attempt to regain this territory was the United Arab Kingdom Plan, proposed by King Hussein in March 1972.  In this plan, the East and West Banks of the Jordan River were to be linked, subject to Palestinian approval. The PLO and Israel immediately rejected the plan, and the rest of the Arab World followed suit.  The Arab League subsequently recognized the PLO as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people in 1974.

After years of tension with the PLO about who should negotiate with Israel for the West Bank’s future, King Hussein finally withdrew all claims to this land in 1988.  His speech came in the aftermath of Palestinian violence, the first intifada against Israel. The intifada had forced him to recognize that the Palestinians wanted their own independent state, not one that was administered by Jordan.

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Aliza Circle 20:17 31.07.2025
Since the Six Day War when Israel 🇮🇱 fought against Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, and many precious soldiers sacrificed their lives to conquer Jerusalem, Israel has the right to take the land back from.
C 20:13 31.07.2025
So even people who are not there want to grab this land, Jerusalem and Judea It turns out to be the biggest fight in the world Completely disproportionate and nonnatural - it is spiritual
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