Jordan Rejects Energy and Water Exchange Deal with Israel
Nov 20, 2023 02:11 PM
Jordan says that it won’t sign a deal to provide energy to Israel in exchange for water – an agreement that was planned to be ratified last month.
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi says they had a regional dialogue about regional projects and it will not proceed.
Jordan and Israel have held a fragile peace agreement since 1994, which returned some 380km (236 miles) of Jordan’s occupied land from Israeli control and resolved long-standing water disputes.
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