Jordan’s King Lands in Occupied West Bank on Rare Trip to Meet PA President Abbas

Jordan’s King Abdullah II landed in Ramallah on Monday to fulfill Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, on his first journey to the occupied West Financial institution since 2017, Abbas’s workplace stated.

Abdullah’s go to comes as international ministers from 4 Arab states joined an unprecedented assembly hosted in Israel, a gathering Israel hailed as “historic”, following a sequence of normalisation agreements final 12 months, which angered the Palestinians.

An official welcoming ceremony is held for His Majesty King Abdullah II and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein on the Palestinian presidency in Ramallah#Jordan #Palestine 🇯🇴🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/vbCK9ClZv0

— RHC (@RHCJO) March 28, 2022

The go to additionally comes lower than per week earlier than Ramadan, the Muslim holy month which final 12 months noticed waves of violence throughout the West Financial institution and Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem.

The Jordanian king met Israeli International Minister Yair Lapid earlier this month to debate methods for holding unrest throughout Ramadan.

King Abdullah II of Jordan (C-L) and the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C-R) gesture throughout the welcoming ceremony within the West Financial institution city of Ramallah, 28 March 2022.
📸 epa / Alaa Badarneh#epaimages #epaphotos #Ramallah pic.twitter.com/ZFKMz9JdCj

— european pressphoto company (@epaphotos) March 28, 2022

Palestinian officers have repeatedly warned that the West Financial institution, which Israel occupied in 1967, was on the verge of “exploding”.

Tensions within the occupied territory stay excessive between Palestinian residents and Jewish settlers. All Israeli settlements are unlawful below worldwide legislation.

(The New Arab, PC, Social Media)