23-11-2024 09:06 AM Jerusalem Timing

Jordan’s FM: Jordan Will Not Recognize Israel As Jewish State

Jordan’s FM: Jordan Will Not Recognize Israel As Jewish State

Jordan’s Foreign Minister Nasser Jawda said on Sunday that Jordan is against recognizing the so-called Israel as a Jewish state and Jordan will not be an alternative home for Palestinians.

Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser JawdaJordan’s Foreign Minister Nasser Jawda said on Sunday that Jordan is against recognizing the so-called Israel as a Jewish state and Jordan will not be an alternative home for Palestinians, Alray Palestinian news agency reported.

Speaking during a parliament session which dealt with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s peace plan, Jawda reiterated that Jordan will not be an "alternative home for anybody."

"There are no formulas or U.S. documents written to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict, but a frame work agreement," he stressed, noting that "it is up to Palestinians and Israelis to singe it or not."

"Jordan is integrally involved in and has big role in the Palestinian-Israeli talks," he added.

Jawda stressed that Jordan is not absent from the peace negotiations and will not accept any solution that contradicts with the country’s interests and national security. "Jordan will not negotiate on behalf of Palestinians regarding their envisioned state’s borders with Israel," Judeh added.

Jawda described American efforts to push peace talks between the Zionist entity and the Palestinian Authority (PA) as a "serious attempt" to reach tangible results.

Martin Indyk, U.S. Special Envoy for Zionist-Palestinian Negotiations revealed on Friday that Secretary of State John Kerry’s framework agreement would address compensation for Palestinian refugees but did not mention any thing about Palestinian refugees' right of return.

Explaining the security arrangement for the border between Jordan and the West Bank, Indyk said a new security zone would be created, with new fences, sensors and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Kerry's peace plan ,which will be presented within weeks, involving semi cancel of Palestinians refugee's right of return which means transferring the problem into Jordan which half of its population are of Palestinian origin and 15% of them do not hold the Jordanian citizenship.