Jordan-Hamas Relations

Hillel Frisch
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Hillel Frisch: Bar-Ilan University

A chapter in The Palgrave Handbook of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 2019, pp 311-322 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has always been a vulnerable state. To survive, it has successfully kept its many rivals off-balance. One of these rivals has been Hamas. The Palestine Liberation Organisation, which during the Oslo process transformed itself from an increasingly weak diaspora entity into a state-in-the-making, posed a growing threat to the Kingdom. Jordan initially cooperated with Hamas in the first decade of the latter’s existence as a counterweight to the growing threat posed by the Palestinian Authority. Once the internal Palestinian balance of power changed in Hamas’ favour, Jordan’s relationship with the organisation became increasingly hostile.

Keywords: Jordan; Hamas; Oslo Process; Palestinian Authority; Cooperation; Rivalry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-9166-8_19

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