
A major scandal involving King Abdullah II of Jordan now threatens the stability of the Hashemite Kingdom. The crisis could also have consequences for the peace with Israel, which, although very cold, made the long border with Jordan currently the most peaceful for the Jewish state.
Jordan is and will remain an important country for Israel. The border with Jordan is about 400 kilometers long and is almost always calm, something of enormous importance to Israel.
In addition, stability in Jordan is also important for Israel because instability in neighboring countries has always led to the rise of radical Islamic groups. These groups, excluding the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and Jordan, then resorted to terror to threaten Israel.
Hamas and Hezbollah
See, for example, what Hamas, which is a sister organization to the Muslim Brotherhood, did in Gaza after the terror organization violently took control of the enclave in 2007. From that time on rockets were routinely launched at southern Israel, and later at other parts of the Jewish state during the four wars between Hamas...
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