Palestinian-Jordanian crisis erupts ahead of Abdullah-Biden meeting

A senior Palestinian official has triggered a crisis between the PA and Jordan after stating that the Palestinians alone had thwarted former US President Donald Trump’s plan for Mideast peace.

Jordan's King Abdullah II and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas review the honour guard during a reception ceremony in the West Bank city of Ramallah, August 7, 2017

(photo credit: REUTERS)

ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH

JULY 17, 2021 18:13

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