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Tuesday, June 23, 2020
'Jordan, Egypt will make only symbolic condemnation of sovereignty' - Daniel Siryoti
by Daniel Siryoti
"There is complete synchronicity between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and King Abdullah. The national and security interests of Egypt and Jordan are the top priority for both leaders, even at the expense of Palestinian interests"
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President Mahmoud Abbas and King Abdullah II of Jordan at the royal
palace in Amman in 2017 | File photo: EPA / Yousef Allan / Jordanian
Royal Palace
Although it still wasn't clear
whether Israel will declare sovereignty in parts of Judea and Samaria on
July 1, talks between Israel and moderate Sunni countries were
continuing in earnest behind the scenes.
Senior Arab diplomatic officials, along with senior defense and intelligence officials in Egypt and Jordan, confirmed to Israel Hayom
on Monday that over the past several weeks – ahead of the planned
implementation of Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria and Jordan
Valley – intensive diplomatic activity was taking place between Israel
and moderate Arab countries. The purpose of these diplomatic efforts was
to reach an agreement on the nature and scope of the response from
Sunni Arab countries, chief among them Egypt and Jordan, which have
peace treaties with Israel – if and when Israel applies sovereignty.
According to those Arab officials, senior intelligence and defense
officials were engaging in the talks under a heavy veil of secrecy.
One senior Arab diplomat said Mossad chief Yossi Cohen and the head
of Egypt's General Intelligence Service Abbas Kamal were spearheading
the talks, and that in recent meetings agreed that Israel would
implement its sovereignty plan while Arab countries would voice their
formal objections to the initiative – without significantly damaging
diplomatic relations between the countries.
A senior Egyptian official told Israel Hayom this week that
Palestinian concerns about the nature of Cairo's response to Israel's
sovereignty bid were justified because Cohen and Kamal have already
agreed in principle over the scope and tone of Egypt's response.
Egyptian defense officials have even been able to persuade their
Jordanian counterparts to recommend to Jordanian King Abdullah II to
suffice with declarative condemnation of the Israeli initiative and
eschew operative steps that would harm the peace accord with Israel.
Another senior Egyptian official told Israel Hayom:
"Egyptian involvement in Libya, amid the security developments there, is
a much greater priority than the Palestinian issue and the interests of
[Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas], who hastily turned to
Turkey, which is scheming against us in Libya, and asked it to spearhead
a comprehensive Arab struggle against the Israeli sovereignty plan.
Abbas' request to [Turkish President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan sparked anger
not only in Egypt but in Jordan as well."
This statement reflects the depth of Egyptian-Jordanian cooperation
and coordination, not just in Libya but also on the Palestinian issue.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi and Jordan's King Abdullah II in Cairo
"There is complete synchronicity between Egyptian President Abdel
Fattah el-Sissi and King Abdullah. The national and security interests
of Egypt and Jordan are the top priority for both leaders, even at the
expense of Palestinian interests," said the Egyptian official.
A senior Jordanian official confirmed that assessment, also telling Israel Hayom that King Abdullah has told Abbas via his foreign minister that a recent report in Hezbollah-affiliated Al Mayadeen TV
– whereby Israeli application of sovereignty would make it hard for
Jordan to uphold the peace treaty with Israel – was inaccurate.
"The message delivered to Abbas was about [Jordan's] security
coordination and diplomatic cooperation with Egypt on all matters
pertaining to the Palestinians, and the possibility that Jordan, similar
to Egypt, would solely suffice with a declarative denunciation of the
Israeli annexation plan and certainly wouldn't harm the peace treaty
with Israel and the special security ties between the countries," said
the official.
He added: "Turkish intervention in Libya isn't only a threat to Egypt
but to Jordanian interests as well. It proves just how far the
Palestinians are willing to go in pursuit of their own interests, even
if these run counter to the general Arab interests."
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