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March 15, 2019

Internal Tensions in Jordan Are Growing, and a Renewal of the Peace Process Could Make Them Worse

Palestinians, Bedouin, and the Temple Mount.

For nearly its entire history, the kingdom of Jordan has been riven by the division between its Palestinian and Bedouin populations. In recent years, hostility to the ruling dynasty has grown among the Bedouin, who were once reliably and almost uniformly loyal; a number of Bedouin religious leaders even pledged allegiance to Islamic State. Daniel Siryoti writes that the anticipated U.S. peace proposal for Israelis and Palestinians could further disrupt Jordan:

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