King Abdullah II
The meetings in Amman follow a visit to Cairo where Ronald S. Lauder of the World Jewish Congress met with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi.
Palestinians “don’t want to come to Jordan and we don’t want them to come to Jordan,” the kingdom’s foreign minister said.
The Hashemite leader agreed to accept 2,000 severely ill children into his country, but stated that Arab leaders would present a counter proposal to the president’s idea to “own” Gaza.
Abdullah is one of the first foreign leaders to receive an invite to the White House since Trump returned for his second term on Jan. 20.
During both calls, Harris noted her “unwavering” dedication to the security of Israel and ending the suffering of the Gazan people.
Jerusalem is concerned extremist elements could try to topple King Abdullah.
Unprecedented successes for the local Muslim Brotherhood branch portend more hostility to Israel at best and a power vacuum at worst, experts say.
The president thanked the king “for his friendship and affirmed unwavering U.S. support for Jordan as a partner and ally in promoting regional peace and security,” per the White House.
Some of the states that have expressed much concern about Palestinian suffering “have provided very little or nothing at all,” the U.S. secretary of state said.
The arms were intended for the local branch of the Muslim Brotherhood to carry out sabotage and destabilize the Hashemite regime.
The president also stressed sustained humanitarian aid to Gaza and noted concern about settler violence against Palestinians in Judea and Samaria.
“There will be no refugees in Jordan and no refugees in Egypt,” Jordanian King Abdullah II told journalists.
