Posted on 12/28/22
| News Source: i24
'A next Intifada... a complete breakdown of law and order and one that neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians will benefit from'
Jordan’s King Abdullah II said earlier this month that his country was ready for conflict with Israel should Jerusalem’s status quo be disrupted, and warned of the “next Intifada” or Palestinian uprising.
As Israel prepares to swear in its most right-wing government in its history, Abdullah told CNN News that there was “concern” about those in the Jewish state trying to push for changes to Jordan’s custodianship of Muslim and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem.
“If people want to get into a conflict with us, we’re quite prepared,” he said. “I always like to believe that, let’s look at the glass half-full, but we have certain red lines… And if people want to push those red lines, then we will deal with that.”
Such remarks are more than just a warning to Israel, but are also intended to "build on the international community's fear of the new hawkish ministers" in Israel's incoming coalition, said Iftah Burman, a Middle East geopolitical expert and founder of the Middle East Learning Academy.
“He talks about Jordan as the place non-Muslim religious rights are kept, as he is seeking international support and further solidification, for his role as the guardian of Al Aqsa Mosque," Burman told i24NEWS, referring to the third holiest site for Muslims.