In a September 14, 2024 article on the Saudi website Elaph, Palestinian journalist Majdi Abd Al-Wahhab called on Jordan's King Abdullah II to "strike with an Iron fist" all the Islamic and Palestinian organizations that use Jordan's territory to act against Israel and thereby endanger the kingdom of Jordan. The attack that took place last week (on September 8, 2024) at the Israel-Jordan border crossing, in which three Israeli civilians were killed, he said, as well as the rising strength of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) party in Jordan, as indicated by the results of the recent parliamentary elections there,[1] and the reports on the smuggling of weapons from Jordan into the West Bank, require the kingdom to take steps against the Palestinian and Islamic organizations that jeopardize its security. Abd Al-Wahhab praised the firm policy taken by King Abdullah's father, the late King Hussein, against the Palestinian organizations in Jordan in 1970, and called on King Abdullah to follow his father's example before it is too late.
Jordanian King Abdullah II (Source: Facebook)
The following is the translation of the article:[2]
"Your Majesty the King, I address you, Sir, following the attack carried out by a Jordanian soldier [sic][3] at the Al-Karama (Allenby) [border] crossing, following the publication of the results of the parliamentary elections in Jordan, which indicate a victory for the [MB's] Islamic Action [Front] party, and following the reports about the use of Jordanian territory for smuggling weapons into Israel and the West Bank. These events require us to pause and reflect deeply on their implications and impacts, and on what Jordan's state mechanisms need to do to protect the Jordanian entity from the dangers surrounding it. These dangers encircle the kingdom from all directions: from the east, west, north, and south, and the Jordanian leadership is surely aware of them
"Your Majesty, let me first of all note that, if [your father], His Majesty the late King Hussein, hadn't purged the Jordanian kingdom of the PLO [presence] in September 1970, Jordan's situation today would be similar to that of Lebanon or even the Gaza Strip. [Jordan] would have surely been destroyed, whether by Israel or by those Palestinian organizations and various Islamic organizations that would have ultimately brought about its destruction.
Sir, the late King Hussein acted wisely in September 1970 by preserving the kingdom and protecting the Jordanians and Palestinians from the impending evil. What happened in that black month pales in comparison to what might have happened if those accursed organizations had taken control of Jordan. The situation in Lebanon is completely clear, and we know what would have happened to Jordan if a resolute decision had not been taken [at the time]."
Following the recent events that occurred in Gaza after October 7, [2023], and following the evil exhibited by the Islamic and Palestinian organizations [in Jordan], I urge you without hesitation, Sir, to strike those organizations with an iron fist, before it is too late. If the situation continues as it is, Jordan may become fertile ground for those organizations, which will bring about the destruction of the kingdom, and this will be equally detrimental to the Jordanians and the Palestinians.
"Sir, I call on you to outlaw the activity of all Islamic and Palestinian organizations on Jordanian soil. I also hope that any activity of these organizations or the Palestinian Authority in Jordan will be banned, that their leaders residing in Jordan will be arrested, that their leaders and operatives will be barred from entering [the country] and that their assets will be seized. Such a step – which is supported by Palestinian public opinion – will have many implications, the most notable of which will be the protection of Jordan and the defense of what remains of the Palestinian entity, which needs a strong and unified Jordan."
[1] In the elections, held on September 10, the MB's Islamic Action Front party won 31 seats out of 138, thereby becoming the largest party in parliament.
[2] Elaph.com, September 14, 2024.
[3] The perpetrator of the attack was Maher Hussein Al-Jazi, an ex-soldier from Maan Governorate and a member of the Al-Huwaitat Tribe. At the time of the attack he was working as a truck driver transporting goods from Jordan to the West Bank.
