Trump’s Gaza plan an ‘existential threat’ to Jordan, official says

Jordan's King Abdullah plans to warn US President Donald Trump that the US's plan to forcibly move Palestinians from Gaza to Jordan threatens the country's survival and jeopardises the kingdom’s peace with Israel, according to three senior Jordanian officials.

"This is existential. There is very strong public opposition, and it's not something Jordan can entertain. This is not an economic or a security issue for Jordan, it's an identity issue," said Marwan Muasher, a former Jordanian foreign minister who helped negotiate Jordan's 1994 peace treaty with Israel.

One of the senior officials said there had been a flurry of phone calls by King Abdullah to muster support from regional heavyweights Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar ahead of his meeting with Trump in Washington on 11 February.

"This is the biggest test in ties with our strategic ally," the Jordanian official said.

Reported by Reuters