The danger of these measures lies in their transformation into a permanent policy to weaken the Palestinian presence and end hopes for establishing an independent, viable Palestinian state. The United Nations, in its report on the implementation of Resolution 2334 issued last September, warned against the continuation of settlement activity, gradual annexation, and the displacement of Palestinians from their places of residence, especially in Hebron and cities in the northern occupied West Bank, confirming that these measures are a violation of international resolutions and undermine peace opportunities, raising serious humanitarian and legal concerns and challenges.
For Jordan, there is great concern regarding these measures and developments. It does not view them as an external issue related to being a separate Palestinian affair, but rather as directly linked to Jordanian national security by virtue of geography and historical and humanitarian ties, and fears regarding the repercussions that any change in the political or demographic reality of the West Bank might have on the Kingdom and the entire region.
Therefore, Jordan is constantly moving to influence the course of events and prevent escalation. In parallel with external action, the importance of maintaining the cohesion of the Jordanian home front and strengthening confidence in state institutions stands out, in light of a regional phase characterized by tension and uncertainty, with an awareness of the magnitude of the challenges resulting from programmed terrorist attacks, the latest of which was on the Hamoud Church in Karak.
The Palestinian cause holds a special and firm place in the Jordanian popular and official conscience, but confronting the dangers of forced displacement and annexation requires a firm position, which is what the Jordanian leadership pursues, to maintain stability and prevent the exploitation of regional developments to stir up strife and divisions or spread hate speech and incitement. Jordanians, of all origins and backgrounds, are united by their belonging to the state and its institutions, just as they are united by the rejection of liquidating the Palestinian cause or burdening Jordan with the consequences of the occupation and its policies.
Hence, the strength of the Jordanian position does not stem from diplomatic action alone, but also relies on the stability of the state, the cohesion of its society, and its ability to manage crises with wisdom, while continuing to support the steadfastness of the Palestinian people and their legitimate rights.
Especially since the Israeli escalation in the occupied West Bank places the entire region at a crossroads; either the international community moves seriously to stop these aggressive policies and preserve the option of peace to reach a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian cause, or aggressive field realities continue to undermine the chances of a political solution, threatening to produce a new, unpredictable wave of conflict, chaos, and instability.
In conclusion, for Jordan, the matter is an issue that goes beyond the repercussions of the immediate escalation to protecting national security, preventing the export of the crisis in the occupied territories abroad, preserving the right of the Palestinian people to establish their independent state on their national soil, and rejecting any attempts to change the demographic and political reality at the expense of neighboring countries.
The experience has concluded that ignoring the root of the conflict does not create stability, and that managing the crisis with military force does not eliminate the reasons for its existence; rather, it makes them more complex. Therefore, the priority of stopping the Israeli escalation in the West Bank represents a regional and international necessity, and it is also a Jordanian interest, out of the realization that the security and stability of the Kingdom are linked to a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian cause, and ending the Israeli occupation is a top priority to ensure the rights of the Palestinian people to freedom, self-determination, and the establishment of their state like the rest of the peoples of the earth, on their national soil, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
