(Express) Jordan’s King Abdullah II announced that Jordan would be withdrawing from part of a peace deal that it made in 1994 in order to reclaim land that Jordan had leased to Israel. After immense pressure from activists and civil society groups, Jordan said that it would be reclaiming al-Ghumar and al-Baqura after ending its lease agreement with Israel.
According to the 1994 peace agreement, Israel was leased 405 hectares of land so that Israeli farmers could use the water-rich farmland for at least 25 years. The King said: “We have informed Israel of an end to the application of the peace treaty annexes regarding al-Baqura and al-Ghumar.”Al-Baqura and al-Ghumar have always been on top of my priorities. READ MORE
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