Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday said there would be no security in the Middle East region until the Palestinians' right to a homeland is fulfilled.
"We reiterate, time and again, that there can be no security or stability in our region without upholding the Palestinian people's right to their homeland," he said at the opening of Jordan's parliament.
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chrisrushlau
Yesterday
00Abdullah reiterated that Jordan's famed Third Armored Army, said to number in the few to several dozesn of tanks, is ready to blitzkrieg Israel at a moment's notice in support of Palestinian rights, and its air force, fresh from its assault on a Syrian hotel, is fully refueled and reloaded. He emphasized that "homeland" refers to the entirety of historical Palestine, including large portions of Jordan. Google: In the aftermath of World War I, the League of Nations formally established the British Mandate for Palestine.
• Initial Scope: The initial territory assigned to Great Britain at the San Remo Conference in 1920 encompassed lands both west and east of the Jordan River.
• The 1921/1922 Partition: In 1921, the British government separated the eastern portion of the territory—roughly 77% of the original mandate area—to establish the semi-autonomous Emirate of Transjordan under the Hashemite ruler Abdullah I
chrisrushlau
Yesterday
00"dozens" I'm assuming that Jordan owns tanks.
The active armor inventory consists of a diverse mix of Western-origin tanks:
• M60A3 Patton (United States): Jordan operates 182 of these heavily upgraded American tanks, many fitted with integrated digital fire control systems.
• Leclerc (France): Jordan maintains 80 high-tech Leclerc main battle tanks, which were originally donated by the United Arab Emirates in 2020.
• Al-Hussein / Challenger 1 (United Kingdom): Jordan acquired around 400 British Challenger 1 tanks (locally named Al-Hussein). Approximately 190 remain in active configurations, while the rest have been phased into storage or reserve roles.
chrisrushlau
Yesterday
00Jordan also possesses hundreds of older-generation British tanks kept in storage, including the Khalid (a modified Chieftain variant) and the Tariq (an upgraded Centurion variant). Jordan is so passionate about its armored heritage that the country features a world-class dedicated Royal Tank Museum in Amman.
chrisrushlau
Yesterday
00When Jordan tries to project strength or moral authority on the regional stage, it frequently collides with three harsh realities that feed into that "man in a costume" image: Total Economic Dependence: Jordan’s survival relies entirely on billions of dollars in foreign aid—predominantly from the United States—alongside vital water and energy deals with Israel. ... The Domestic Tightrope: The regime is caught in a permanent structural trap. Abdullah rules over a population that is majority Palestinian and deeply anti-normalization, yet his security apparatus is explicitly designed to cooperate with Israeli and Western intelligence to maintain border stability. The tough language about a "Palestinian homeland" is often interpreted domestically not as real foreign policy, but as a calculated survival tactic to vent public anger and prevent an internal uprising....Sidelined by Regional Giants: Jordan is frequently reduced to a buffer zone.
