Jordanians and Palestinians are as similar as any people can be. They are Sunni Arabs from the same neighborhood. Merging them will not create any long-term ethnic or sectarian fault lines. The Jordanian national identity is, after all, a manufactured identity created in the Syrian Desert by the British after World War I. While there will be strong (and shortsighted) resistance from "East Jordanian" elites who will see this as a threat to their dominance, the US, Israel, and Saudi Arabia have considerable influence over these elites as their de facto protectors; hence the role of these governments will be absolutely critical in pressuring the Jordanians to acquiesce."
Trump has already begun to pressure Jordan by requesting it take in Gaza's displaced civilians – which Jordan has rejected. Trump remains confident Jordan will agree.
Over to you President Trump...
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David Singer is an Australian Lawyer, a Foundation Member of the International Analyst Network and Convenor of Jordan is Palestine International - an organisation calling for sovereignty of the West Bank and Gaza to be allocated between Israel and Jordan as the two successor States to the Mandate for Palestine. Previous articles written by him can be found at www.jordanispalestine.blogspot.com.