Jordan: Peace with Israel Remains a Strategic Choice

Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh stated today, Tuesday, that "peace with Israel remains a strategic choice; however, any attempt to push Palestinians into the kingdom would pose an existential threat." Jordan, which shares its borders with the West Bank, fears that the Gaza conflict could escalate into violence from armed settlers encouraged by the Israeli army's actions to expel large numbers of Palestinians to the other side of the Jordan River.