Posted on 10/21/2018 6:49:01 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
Following Jordanian King Abdullah's decision to exercise option of ending Israel's lease on two territories, which was done under peace treaty, Prime Minister Netanyahu promises to negotiate extending the agreement.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel will renegotiate two annexes to its peace treaty with Jordan in an effort to maintain control over Naharayim and Tzofar, after the Hashemite Kingdom decided to reclaim the territories.
Under the accord, Israel has been leasing the Island of Peace in Naharayim and the Tzofar enclave in the Arava for nearly a quarter of a century.
Israeli farmers have cultivated the land for many years, but the terms of the agreement state that 25 years after the initial signing, each party will be able to discontinue the lease of the land on one condition—it should be done one year in advance, and this Sunday marks 24 years since the treaty was signed.
"Jordan has reserved the option to reclaim the area in Naharayim near the Jordan River and the Tzofar enclave in the Arava. We were told today that it seeks to exercise this option in the 25th year," the prime minister said. "We will go into negotiations with them on the option of extending the existing agreement."
Nevertheless, Netanyahu stressed, "There's no doubt that in a general outlook, the entire treaty is a valuable asset, important to both countries."
The peace treaty with Jordan, alongside the one signed by Prime Minister Menachem Begin with Egypt, "are main anchors of regional stability," the prime minister added.
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May God Bless Israel and Jordan to find a reasonable agreement.
He who cultivates has dominion. It is in the Bible.
It may be, but property title is not done that way here.
The total area of the State of Israel is 22,145 sq.km (8,630 sq. miles), of which 21,671 sq. km is land area.
— http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutIsrael/Maps/Pages/Israel-Size-and-Dimension.aspx
The Dead Sea is 1,020 square kilometers (394 sq mi) in size
— https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Israel
Maybe President Trump can help out, and strike a deal. Something both sides would like to have can be traded to keep the lease going. They just need the right man to make the deal happen.
Baqura is a border area of six square kilometers (2.4 sq miles) in Jordan’s northern Irbid province, while Ghumar covers four square kilometres in the southern Aqaba province.
King Abdullah is just bringing his nation into line with Turkey, Syria, and Qatar in regional anti-Israeli moves. There is also an attempt to reroute shipping away from the port of Haifa.
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Should the good King cancel the lease, likely, he will expel the Jews living in what becomes Jordan. The world will be silent. Perhaps Israel can throw the Wakf off the Temple Mount.
What? And get Waqf juice all over everything?
In and around Gaza it is barren, and throughout the non-Israeli areas of the West Bank it too is barren.
Everywhere I went the people beautified and planted trees changing the desert once devoid of plant life into a rather lush environment for a desert area. ;
The Arabs who hate the Jews are not very smart. The Jews are smart and industrious.
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