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I don’t think it was a success on a regional and domestic level,
Slim added
You could see the discomfort on the king’s body language and his face … they were completely talking past each other,
said Khaled Elgindy, visiting scholar at the Georgetown University Center for Contemporary Arab StudiesThey are caught between a rock and a hard place … they will have to come up with an alternative plan that has to involve dollars for Trump to buy into it, and one that he can spin as a win,
Slim addedWe’re going to have it (Gaza), we’re going to keep it, and we’re going to make sure that there’s going to be peace and there’s not going to be any problem, and nobody’s going to question it, and we’re going to run it very properly,
Trump saidIt took disastrous statements by Trump and the possible collapse of the ceasefire for them to finally spur into action … that should have happened months ago,
he saidIf the visit was aimed at helping sway Trump to abandon his plan, King Abdullah was unsuccessful because Trump doubled down. And it did not put the Jordanian king in the best light with his own population, he did not come across in the public presser as strongly pushing back against a plan which the majority of his population opposes,
she said
The two leaders reaffirmed their shared position in rejecting the displacement of Palestinians, and their keenness on maintaining coordination to ensure the Palestinians gain their full legitimate rights,
Jordan's Royal Hashemite Court announced
We have to keep in mind that there is a plan from Egypt and the Arab countries."
When pressed by the reporters to comment on the plan to force the Palestinians to relocate to Jordan, King Abdullah said
In this context, Egypt affirms its intention to present a comprehensive vision for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, in a manner that ensures the Palestinian people stay on their land, and in line with the legitimate and legal rights of this people,
it added, without giving any detailsWith the United States being in control of that piece of land... you can have stability in the Middle East for the first time,
he told reportersWe worry that Jordan and Egypt are going to bend from Trump's threats,
she saidJordan is a small country that cannot withstand this storm alone, nor can the king,
said Kamhawi
The king may be in the most complicated situation of his reign" of more than 25 years
said analyst Labib KamhawiThe king was diplomatic and skilled in dealing with Trump's bullishness... without providing any concessions,
said Hassan Barari, a professor of international relations at Qatar University
One of the things that we can do right away is take 2,000 children, cancer children who are in a very ill state. That is possible,
the king said as Trump welcomed him and Crown Prince Hussein in the Oval OfficeThis man is saying nonsense... Jordan is our country and we have received enough refugees."
At a market in central Amman, vendor Khaled al-Qaisi said of TrumpTrump wants to create an alternative homeland for the Palestinians here... neither the Jordanian people nor the Palestinians can accept that,
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This is the unified Arab position."
In his statement rejecting Trump's plan on Tuesday, King Abdullah notedIf the US insists on withdrawing aid, other groups and countries will certainly want to fill this gap,
Toukan told Al Jazeera
As a main lever of soft power, aid allows the US a significant margin to exercise influence, manage its image and cultivate common interest,
Toukan said