prof. Elie Podeh and Prof. Ronen Yitzhak

Islam’s Influence in Jordan Presenting Significant Challenges for the King

Recent attention has turned to Jordan, following the murders of three Israelis at the Allenby Bridge Crossing. These killings have reignited fears in Israel about a potential deterioration in

Jordan’s 100th birthday: Centenary of the
‘most unstable’ state

 “Jordan is an artificial state with no future,” then-prime minister David Ben-Gurion declared shortly before the 1956 Suez Canal War. His assessment was echoed by Western intelligence agencies.