Lion of Jordan (128 page)

Jerusalem
254
,
258
,
285

UN proposal for (1949)
32

Al-Aqsa Mosque
35
–6,
562

Mount Scopus enclave
241
,
242
,
244

June War
242
–3,
244
,
247
–8

Israeli claims to
372
,
413

status of
399
,
418

Hashemite trusteeship of holy places
464
–5,
529
,
532
,
533
–4,
537
,
578

Netanyahu's policy on
566

see also
Greater Jerusalem

Jerusalem Law (1980)
413

Jewish Agency
25
–6,
29
–30

and UN partition plan
24

Jewish nationalism, Herzog's exposition of
261

Jibril, Ahmad, leader of PFLP-General Command
321

Johnson, Lyndon Baines, US President
206
–7,
215
,
228

bias towards Israel
206

and support for Jordan
229
,
233

meeting with Hussein
259

Hussein's letter to
269

and UN Security Council resolution (1967)
270

Johnston, Charles, British ambassador to Jordan

and Suez
119

and Queen Zain
125
,
141
,
176

on termination of Anglo-Jordanian treaty
127
,
144

on Zarqa Affair
136

on royal coup
142
–3

on US support for Jordan
144

on Iraqi revolution
165
,
166
–7

and prospects for Jordan (1958)
169
–70

and proposed retaliation on Syria (1959)
177

Johnston, Eric, American envoy, and Jordan river water plan
203
,
208
,
209
,
221

Joint Commission to Support the Steadfastness of the Palestinian People
433

Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of

DOMESTIC MATTERS

independence (1946)
20

invasion of Palestine (1948)
26
,
28
–9

Palestinian refugees in
31

control of Jerusalem and West Bank
32
,
39

and succession to Abdullah
49
–53

regency council (1951)
50

constitution (1946)
50

constitution (1952)
53
,
113
–14,
184
,
592

democratic experiment (1952–7)
64
–5,
74
,
111
–14

political instability
65

growth of nationalism
73
–4

corruption
80
,
111
,
185
,
191
,
473
–4

Palestinians in cabinet
83

riots (1955–6)
85
–9

anti-British feeling in
97
–8

economic dependence on Britain
106
,
127
–8

anti-royalism in,
113
,
125
,
128

international doubts about viability (1956–7)
122
–8,
129
,
161
–71,
318
–19

Egyptian influence in
128

end of democratic experiment
141
–3,
149
–52

lack of intelligence service
148

dependence on Western patronage
152
,
352
–3

instability and threat to existence of (1958)
153
,
161
–71,
164
–5

British troops in
162
,
168
,
169
,
170

internal reforms (under Tall)
184
–6

tension between security and progress
189
–90

demonstrations against 1963 UAR
190

economic weakness
191
–2,
218
,
474
–5,
610

and integration of Palestinians
204
,
611

economic consequences of June War
254

and rise of Palestinian resistance movement
301

and possibility of coup (1969)
308
–9

civil war
311
–40

military government (1970)
325
,
326
,
328

emergence of Jordanian identity
339
–40

economic cooperation with Israel
358

proposed disengagement plans
375
–8

financial support from Arab League
404

American cuts in aid
405
–6

purchase of British tanks
406

effect of war in Lebanon on
417

economic dependence on Iraq
437
–8,
488

and effect of intifada
454

internal crisis (1989)
472
–7

bread riots
474
–5

democratic reforms (from 1989)
476
–7,
510
–511,
520
,
530
–31; and return to repression
578

National Charter (1991)
476
–7

effect of UN sanctions
484

anti-Western demonstrations
484
–5

economic cost of Gulf War
507
–8

expected benefits from peace treaty
548
–9

trade agreement with Israel
548
,
549

opposition to peace treaty
548

asylum for Saddam's relations
550
–52

demonstrations against Operation Grapes of Wrath
557

economic problems
583

special session of parliament
592
–3;
see also
parliamentary elections

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

border with Israel
67
,
68
,
70

and Baghdad Pact
76
–90

Suez war
106
,
117
–18,
121

as target for neighbouring states
116
,
117
,
124

Soviet influence in
126
,
128

UAR and
170

pro-British and pro-American factions
172
–3,
175

and concept of ‘Third Force'
175
–8

plan to attack Iraq (1959)
176

contacts with Israel
177

relations with Iraq
186
,
550
–52,
614

military supplies from Arab states
211

government response to Samu' incident
234

propaganda attack on Nasser
236
–7

mutual defence treaty with Egypt (1967)
237
–8,
239

and June War
242
–6

regional importance
278

isolation in Arab world
352

October War
367
–9

marginalized by Kissinger
371
–2,
375
,
387
–8

and PLO at Rabat summit
383
–4

intelligence cooperation with Mossad
387

relations with Syria
388
,
412
–13

Israeli plans for Palestinian state
393
,
416
,
454
,
457
,
524
–5

marginalized at Camp David
398

and Camp David Accords
400
–401,
405
–6

strategic alliance with Iraq (in war with Iran)
413
–15,
614

recognition of Palestinian State
467

neutrality in Gulf War
498
–506

peace negotiations, common agenda
518
,
524

peace treaty
see
Jordanian-Israeli peace treaty (1994)

opening of crossing point and telephone links to Israel
540

trade agreement with Israel
548
,
549

security cooperation
579
–80

and Israeli threat of war with Iraq
580

perservation of independence
609

and problem of Palestine
610
–611

see also
Transjordan

Jordan River
208
,
293

plan to divert headwaters
203
,
208
,
209
,
220

and Mukheiba dam project
211
,
214
–15

Jordan Valley

as border
374

Jewish settlements
561

Israeli control of
578
,
579

Jordanian Arab Army
105

Bedouin regiments
100
–101,
130
,
138
–9,
168
,
316

Arab states subsidies
106
,
109

formation of Royal Guard
125
,
149
–50

1st Armoured Car Regiment, and Zarqa incident
130
,
133
,
134

Zarqa incident
130
,
133
,
134

Princess Alia Brigade
134

loyalty of
158
,
161
,
168
,
191
,
229
,
232

need for arms
210
–211,
217

and Israeli attack on Samu'
223

under Egyptian command (1967)
237
,
239

June War
245
,
252

complicity in raids by Palestinian guerrillas
275
,
276
,
301
,
303

reorganization
304
–5

private army for royal protection
305

conflict with fedayeen
311
,
313
,
315
–16

and civil war with fedayeen
321
–6,
328
–35

60th Armoured Brigade
325

40th Armoured Brigade
326
,
367
–9

clashes with PFLP and PDFLP
338
–9

October War
367
–9

Yarmouk Brigade
411

professionalism of
412

and war in Lebanon
416

and shooting of Israeli schoolgirls
569

Prince Hassan and
583

see also
Arab Legion

Jordanian-Israeli peace treaty (1994)
532
–46,
615

negotiations
524
–31

economic cooperation
528
,
529
,
544
,
564
–5

land transfers
528
–9,
540
–41

debt remission
529
,
538
,
539

diplomatic relations
529

Muslim holy places in Jerusalem
529
,
532
,
533
–4,
537
,
542
,
562
,
578

and refugee problem
532
,
540
,
542

announcement of
534
,
535
–6

meeting in Wadi Araba
536

Washington Declaration
536
–40

and move to normalization
538
–9,
552
,
564
–5

discussion of details
540
–43

water allocation
540
–41,
542

definition of borders
541
–2

security provisions
542

compared with Israeli-Egyptian treaty
543
–4

signing
543

Israeli reaction to
545

effect of Netanyahu's policies on
560
–68

final status agenda
578
–9

Judea, Likud view of
392

Judeh, Nasser
516

Juma'a, Saad, as prime minister
234

June War (1967)
240
–48,
253

Arab states and
234
–5

Hussein's mistakes
234
–8,
239
–40,
251
,
612

Nasser's brinkmanship
236
–8

UN ceasefire
246
–7

aftermath
252
,
254
–6

compared with 1948 Al-Nakbah
252

Kabariti, Abdul Karim, prime minister
557
,
584

relations with Prince Hassan
584

Kamel Hassan al-Majid, Colonel Saddam
550
–52

Kamel Hassan al-Majid, Lieutenant- General Hussein
501
,
550
–52

Kanaan, Taher
433
–4,
465

Karameh, Israeli attack on
276
–7,
311

Kasim, Adnan
136

Kasim, Marwan
451
,
458
,
481
,
550

as chief of royal court
588
,
605

Kasim, Osama
136

Katzenbach, Nicholas, US under-secretary of state
259

Kedourie, Elie
7

Kenan, Naftali
249
–50

Kerak, petition to king from
474

Khaled bin Sultan, HRH General, Saudi Arabia
496

al-Khalidi, Dr Hussein Fakhri, as prime minister
139
–40

Khammash, General Amer, Jordanian army chief-of-staff
239
–40,
292
,
308