Abstract
This article examines how Jordan's position vis-à-vis the Palestinians has evolved in the aftermath of the military showdown in 1970. Time and again, Jordan sought to speak for the Palestinians at the expense of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). However, to the chagrin of the Jordanian monarch, the PLO won the battle over representing the Palestinians. Hence, the classical Jordanian school of thought that viewed the occupied territories as part of Jordan, gave way to the emergence of a more assertive school that views the establishment of an independent Palestinian state to be in the best interest of Jordan. For this reason, Jordan digs in its heels and refuses calls for confederation with the Palestinians. Indeed, Jordan has been active in creating a momentum for a two-state solution to bring the Palestinian–Israeli conflict to an end. It remains to be seen, however, how Jordan and the Palestinians will relate in case a two-state solution does not materialize.
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