Why Nobody Goes To War With Jordan

[@BudgetMow]

im Jordanian, let me tell you the reasons , we have nothing, no oil , no gas , no water, NOTHING. Jordan is a decent tech hub with some of the best workers in the world yet its plagued by corruption and high cost and low salaries there's nothing here to fight over lol

[@fnbstn32]

the presence of NEOM and Red Sea Tourism will increase the Domino Effect on Jordan....Al Ula is connected to Petra and NEOM and Sharm El Sheikh will become global tourist destinations

[@MyVanir]

People fought over scraps of land worth less than that. @fnbstn32 What presence of NEOM? It's a bunch of vapor dreams by a bunch of architects disconnected from reality, in a country where telling the guy in charge that his idea is bad, can lead to an unfortunate separation of your head and torso.

[@NJIT22]

@@BudgetMow on the west side you have Israel and if someone threatens Jordan, due to strategic reasons, Israel will jump in to defend the country

[@tomorrowhowever7488]

@@NJIT22 You mean the US.

[@MegaToonzNetwork]

im American, let me tell you, I like hugging people!

[@roundstone2020]

When I went there as a tourist, someone told me that every Jordanian knows at least one word in English, that word is "welcome". In all my travels I never felt as comfortable as I did in Jordan, they are beautiful people. I would encourage anyone who wants to go there to go.

[@stephenritchie-vd2pp]

NICE

[@pauljohnson4598]

I went there in 2006. I hope to go back someday. The people were wonderful

[@HamadHamoodii-so6lr]

Bro called Palestine Israel 💩😂😂

[@DanteSimoncini]

@@HamadHamoodii-so6lr HERE WE GO AGAIN

[@mahmoudagha9419]

As a jordanian We appreciate your kind feedback and we hope to see you again at your second home in jordan

[@PoeticMetal]

As a Chechen living in Jordan I'd rather say I'm a citizen not a refugee since we have been living here for more than a century. And we do have citizenships and are well established in the Jordanian society

[@averagemoe7879]

@@PoeticMetal at this point shishan and sharkas are Jordanian.

[@djkxxnxnxk]

@@PoeticMetal do u payed for country to live there ?

[@Nashmi-JO]

​@@djkxxnxnxkthey are citizens here just like any Jordanian They came here before the establishment of Jordan country

[@Jo.579]

@@PoeticMetal حياك الله بلدك الثاني

[@TENGRI-101]

Century? Hey ....Jordan became a sovereign country in 1946

[@ABAbBaSi_]

It's stable because they don't have oil.

[@widowmacher]

Sums it up fair enough.

[@abdulqasemi3585]

Could have saved 14 min and just said this

[@asafxrev]

Syria has no oil either

[@abdulqasemi3585]

@ the us with the sdf controls oil rich areas of Syria

[@liamos586]

@@abdulqasemi3585 israel has no oil and has war, saudi arabia maybe has the most oil on earth and has no little amounts of war, thats a very bad point bro u know it isnt true oil isnt the only thing

[@kcvriess]

So basically, Jordan surrendered to the fact of being the region's refugee camp in order to keep all of it's politically volitile neighbors happy. And the tourist revenues supply the much needed pocket change. Still, much respect to the monarchy being able to supply the basic necessities for it's people.

[@MhmdBDRD]

it's a made up entity by the west to serve it's interests

[@fuzzyhair321]

The west also supports them with a lot of money. Jordan gets money from us tax payers and I'm all for it

[@bidet1515]

Monarchy is may be one of the best goverment ( the king is far less corruptible ) as long as the king priority is the wealth of its people.

[@ubblegubble]

Might be even better. Jordan was offered a huge investment for a water project at Yarmuk river in exchange for accommodation of Palestinian refugees as it's citizens but declined since refugees did not want to loose their status

[@hamzehshashaa2659]

Yes unfortunately, I’m Jordanian and am unhappy about the situation of 11.5 million people with only around less than 4 million natives in addition to giving citizenship to 3 million Palestinians who tried to control the country in a civil war in 1970 and then another 4+ million people who are sucking the little water that we have and the littles forests and increasing desertification of this historical rich country which was known in history as the fertile crescent and the paradise of Jordan…etc😢 but at least we have peace instead of war lol

[@tariqfal]

I'm a born and raised Jordanian and from my experience living in this beautiful country, this video has a comedic level of misinformation.

[@donaldseigel4101]

Yes especially not mentioning the Black September war, and wars in Yemen and Libya.

[@manaralobeid]

Iran lives in peace (the boogeyman of the zionists and the source of all evils as they claim) and its not so far from Jordan. Saudi Arabia has the longest borders with Jordan ... no wars in Saudi Arabia! The US bombed Syria, Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Afganistan, Pakistan, and Gaza and Lebanon to "protect" their interests in the region (oil and control over the Muslim region) the US wars affect Jordan at all levels .. no bombing doesn't equal no consequences! This video has a misleading title.

[@luism.5999]

Preach on it please, brother

[@Basim_Daoud]

Let's not forget US pays for the corrupt monarchy to stay in power because Jordan protects Israel.

[@asw567]

As a neighbor from Israel I have to agree

[@Lew114]

It’s amazing what avoiding wars can do for a country.

[@bitshtannicajohnson6957]

*Tell that to Izzy, always stirring the pot, lookin' for trouble*

[@ronblack7870]

helps to not be invaded . if you get invaded you can't avoid war.

[@kronos7110]

@@bitshtannicajohnson6957 Izzy started nothing, orc.

[@dragonmaster3207]

@@kronos7110Pig guzzling propaganda.

[@RK-zo9cx]

@@kronos7110 Lol they only stole land from millions of Palestinians and has made their lives hell because they are convinced any Palestinian life is a threat to their existence because the society is still traumatized by a European genocide against the Jewish people they pretend to represent. But that doesn't count. Its nothing

[@shereifhijjawi4814]

As a Jordanian, a lot of misinformation in this video.

[@SealandIsBestCountry]

Which one? I'd like to know.

[@vj9086]

​@@SealandIsBestCountry I can tell you that the video undersold the continued rivalry between Jordan and Isntreal.. how Isntreal tried to expell all Palestinians into Jordan... And how they want Jordan to be part of the "promised land" colonial project

[@dontreadmyprofilepicture434]

@@SealandIsBestCountry the Israeli part is so wrong, the vast majority of Jordanians hate Israel and disliked the fact that Jordan made a piece agreement with them

[@Shachar50]

@@dontreadmyprofilepicture434 1. Nowdays Jordanians are mostly Palestinians, so it makes sense. 2. After this last war, it also makes sense. Israelis went for tours and Business in Jordan for decades now, it's mostly that last time it's being like that

[@Hslt95]

@@Shachar50 saying Jordan is mostly Palestinians comes from Zionisim if you know enough

[@notatimelord21]

I'm currently staying in Jordan and it is extremely beautiful and very welcoming, there hasn't been any sign of war I highly suggest every take trip there

[@donaldseigel4101]

Alot of disinformation in this documentary, Jordan did not go full into the war of 1973, but did support it, as well as participated in the War of attrition from 1967-1970. Also Jordan has fought two civil wars, in modern times. The one you did not mention is "Black September (Arabic: أيلول الأسود Aylūl al-ʾAswad), also known as the Jordanian Civil War,[9] was an armed conflict between Jordan, led by King Hussein, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), led by chairman Yasser Arafat." that war lasted almost a year, and caused the death of 500-1,100 Jordanians, and 3,000-5,000 PLO and Syrian allies. Jordan has also fought against ISIS, and in the Yemeni civil war.

[@hezekiahwallace2412]

People never like to mention Black September or the PLO.

[@itaminorensa6433]

Because we overcomed it not like zionazis who are still trapped in a 4000 years old fake promise ​@@hezekiahwallace2412

[@nunyabiznes33]

​@@hezekiahwallace2412it breaks the narrative that the Palestinians have always been an oppressed innocent people. For that same reason no one also mention the trouble they caused in Lebanon and Kuwait. None of their neighbors want to take them in but Westerners are supposed to. Europeans would have thought twice if they were informed. Nah who am I kidding, their globalist governments are hellbent on replacing them.

[@lordlorian81]

@@donaldseigel4101 There is more Jordan is sort of protected by israel Even so there is no real peace But israel will all it can to prevent it from being conquered by others As it provides sort of non aggression border Cold war and partial cooperation Is better then full war Also this way Jordan gets water from israel And can get access to sea For Jordan Israel its a also a wall So they are not surounded

[@Jeff9876-k4g]

@@lordlorian81 did not know all the us troops in Jordan were Israeli.

[@johnbarton1941]

Fun fact. The King of Jordan is also a pilot and once had a small cameo on Star Trek Voyager

[@stephenritchie-vd2pp]

COOL

[@jonathansimon6433]

this is the kind of stuff I want more of online.

[@rockynanach]

@@johnbarton1941 legend has it he a bit of a tiny lad.

[@damnuarestupid6132]

No oil no war. Simple

[@mahmoudtabakhi6463]

There is oil in Jordan, but exploration for it is prohibited, for these reasons I think.

[@abdulqasemi3585]

@@mahmoudtabakhi6463if America wants your oil they will take it

[@mahmoudtabakhi6463]

@@abdulqasemi3585 no doubt

[@stephenritchie-vd2pp]

MAYBE CANADA SHOULD GET RID OF ITS TREES BEFORE ANYTHING STARTS UP

[@khaled-TH-q7t]

There is oil in Jordan, but the government has banned exploration for it because they know that if oil is found, wars will break out over it.

[@casey203]

The Jordanians understand diplomacy. With smart diplomacy and charisma you cant avoid all wars, but you can avoid most of them. King Abdullah II deserves some credit for over 24 years of peace in a region constantly engulfed in war.

[@19Marksman79]

@@casey203 Diplomacy doesn't matter. Jordan does not have the resources neighboring dictators want to take by force. They are safe since their land is worthless.

[@rikuvakevainen6157]

@@casey203 I think diplomacy has been part of the country. I read the first king of the country, after the great war, gained his throne through good management and diplomatic skills with other countries. Perhaps this idealogy has guided the royal family through generations.

[@nunyaplayz]

The king of Jordan is in the British army

[@Conserpov]

They say Jordan's king won't go to the toilet without US ambassador's permission. Jordan is US colony. You can call that "diplomacy".

[@skyisthelimit6958]

@@Conserpov" they say"?.

[@DavidTonner]

Thanks!

[@milesshelley1464]

I lived in Jordan from early 2013 to mid-2017, during the height of the Syrian civil war. Two other reasons Jordan avoided the Arab Spring that often got mentioned were (1) that everyone feared the conflict like in Syria, Tunisia, and Egypt, and (2) it would've been seen as a "Palestinian" uprising since the majority of Jordan's population today originates from Palestine and fled to Jordan in 1948 during the Nakba/Israel's founding. The Jordanian not-so-secret police do detain and rough some people up, but there's no torture/disappearing like other Arab states. Being a US ally also means following some bare minimum rules. Emphasis on BARE. Nice place to visit. I recommend Um Qais up north.

[@hamzehshashaa2659]

Btw my grandfather is from Ummqais and I live in Amman, you’re right but it is not the majority are Palestinians it is around 3 millions out of 7 million citizens and another half a million non citizen out of around 4 million non citizens, just saying that we native Jordanians are still a majority among citizens and we form a majority in all the country’s districts except the capital and Zarqa

[@Davey-Boyd]

I've been to Um Qais, it's awesome!

[@Sammy-iw9en]

FYI the Hussein Family and The Saud Family of Saudi Arabia both have a very close relationship to Israel and the United States. Of course their “Government’s” are both untouchable. Both government’s are scum traitors to the Muslims and Arabs.

[@nitholav5583]

Jordanian secret police is known for their torture, killings and oppression, they even tortured people that US sent there from around the world, stop laying please. I remember how Iranian Shah was liked by the US, but he was the most oppressive dictator in western Asia. US likes dictators because then they can buy them and can steal the resources of that country.

[@AllanHinde-mb2pr]

For one thing, there’s no such thing as a Palestinian

[@Ffffffffff444]

رح اعلق بلغتي الام وبلغة العرب على من وصفوا الاردن بابشع الصفات ، الحمدلله لا يوجد حروب بالاردن لوعي الشعب الاردني ولحكمة ملك الاردن في احتواء الظروف الصعبة بل على العكس نحن موطن للشعوب التي قامت حروب بمناطقهم بسبب الفتن الطائفية او الثورات او غيره ، صحيح لا يوجد نفط او مياه لكننا لا نشكي الفقر كمثل معظم الدول المجاورة او دول الشرق الاوسط بلدنا فيها اعلى نسبة امان ومن اكثر البلدان التي يوجد فيها معالم سياحية متنوعة ما بين الصحراء والجبال وحتى المناطق العلاجية والاماكن الدينية دائما اهلا وسهلا بكم في الاردن ❤️

[@2009-p6v]

واخيرا تعليق عربي

[@Anasyahia2024]

@@Ffffffffff444 التطبيع مع اسرائيل كمان استقرار؟؟؟

[@Ffffffffff444]

@@Anasyahia2024 مع انو مش عارف شو دخل اللي بتحكيه بالموضوع بس رح اجاوبك صديقي عندك كمية جهل مش طبيعية اولاً معاهدة السلام اللي بيننا معهم لما توقعت كان شرطها الاساسي الحفاظ انهاء الحرب على الشعب الفلسطيني وضمان حقوق فلسطينيين الداخل ومحاولة اقامة دولتين ثانياً مين في من العرب مش مطبع سواء اقتصادي او سياسي او حتى سياحي او عامل معاهدات سلام ؟

[@northjordan2017]

فلسطيني خادم مستوطنات لازم يطلعلك​ ويتهمك بالتطببع @@Anasyahia2024

[@أيمن_الشمري_555]

​@@Ffffffffff444 الحمد لله أني أردني 🇯🇴♥️

[@jhhwild]

Nobody goes to war with Jordan because he's an NBA legend!

[@kronos7110]

Booooo! That's the Daddiest joke I have ever heard.

[@Bat-manwholaughs]

@@kronos7110 You think youngsters come to KZbin for videos like this? I actually liked the “joke”. Go watch Bronny videos and glaze over there 👉

[@satoncho]

@@kronos7110 You mean great granddad joke

[@dieu-donneakue8563]

😂😂😂👍

[@FactStorm]

And has an airforce, Air Jordans, that nobody wants to mess with! 👟🛩

[@jonathannelson9410]

I travelled up from Aqaba to Mt Nebo 16 years ago using local transport. The people were so friendly. Madaba was wonderful.

[@trig33kgirl]

If only more countries would prioritize peace, neutrality and happy healthy citizens.

[@js70371]

Yes, namely Israel

[@petegregory517]

@@js70371 😂🤣😂😂

[@CProductU]

@@js70371 😂😂😂😂😂😂 good joke!

[@jwr2904]

@@js70371 Dr Evil: Right...

[@dustin9132]

Lol Clinton and Israel gave them an ultimatum: water access and aid for peace.

[@MaxMustermann-nd4uy]

A few points are not quite accurate. Egypt was agctually the first country to make peace with israel, and meanwhile others followed. Actually the reason for October 7 was, that Israel was about to make peace with Saudi Arabia, which would have ben a Desaster for Hamas and Iran. And both Jordan and Saudi Arabia shot down Iranian missiles, because both don't want to have a large scale war in th eregion.

[@Gilgildking]

Ty for ur support ❤🎉😅

[@OrjanGrahn-ou7im]

That peace treaty got president Jimmy Carter a Nobel Peace price.

[@SalehJehad-u9l]

As a Jordanian this is the most misinformation I have seen in my life regarding my country, as if you are reading from a textbook or chat-gpt.

[@ronblack7870]

so set the record straight

[@astro8255]

Many things are right.

[@Sixk38]

@@astro8255 youre not jordanian then

[@astro8255]

@@Sixk38 You don't know me

[@Sixk38]

@ dont need to… if you say what he says is right then your not Jordanian point blank period ya gelbi.

[@carfanatic112]

There's also the fact that the Jordanian Dinar is one of the most expensive currencies which is not backed up by a strong economy, availability of resources or foreign investments. How is that sustained?

[@doujinflip]

It's pegged to the IMF SDR (basically the US Dollar)

[@nunyabiznes33]

​@@doujinflipso basically monetary manipulation like China does with the yuan.

[@Darkest_matter]

@@nunyabiznes33 but in china's case, they keep it low so exports are cheap. jordan (also qatar and kuwait etc probably the uk too) keep it high so imports are cheap

[@stephenritchie-vd2pp]

wow now there is a very interesting question !

[@SobberMacSobberMac]

Its pegged to the US Dollar, in simpleton terms: they have faith in the Dollar.

[@ela_frags]

10:30 Christians arent refugees in jordan or in the middle east we are an important pillar in it

[@skyhigh1612]

Cringe comment. Non-levant Christians would be refugees in Jordan.

[@Friendlyneighboorhoodspiderman]

Christians get massacred in the Middle East in Arab Muslim countries you aren’t an “important pillar” if you were people would talk about the Christian genocide in Iraq and Syria but they don’t

[@Human23-s5r]

@@ela_frags he means Armenians i think

[@Rizmatron]

As a Jordanian living in Jordan I can emphatically say that almost every single point made in this video is false in one way or another, and on the surface sound like propaganda straight from the US office of foreign relations.

[@gordonspicer]

Its like a child's play book guide of Jordan written by Queen Rania. Forgets to mention the economy is, in fact, very weak and there is much internal strike formented again by the now majority hamas/Iranian loving Palestinians?. NO mention that its only port Aqaba has been closed since October 2023 due to friendly fellow arabs further south.

[@_Helicam_]

So what is the truth? seriously asking.

[@stephenritchie-vd2pp]

HELP US WHO ARE IGNORANT OR YOU ARE A USELESS CRITIC

[@lindayo49]

@@gordonspicer Strike by pro-Ham** Palestinians? 😂 dude, all the citizens are with the resistance. You hate them because they stand against the American imperial ambition. Seek education, you dont know much

[@lindayo49]

@@gordonspicerThere is no strike or threat of any kind, seek education

[@arielshpitzer]

Whoever wrote this BS knows nothing about this region nor it's history. really embaressing.

[@cartergray9397]

so Jordan did 1. make a lot of friends 2. host bunch of refugees 3. have progressive laws

[@Hunnid24]

And ignore the Palestinian struggle..

[@millionsmillions]

@@Hunnid24 the king's wife, Queen Rania, is Palestinian and even she doesn't do jack shit for them it's sad

[@anismatar]

@@Hunnid24It can't do anything more than calling for peace.

[@ubblegubble]

​@@Hunnid24Palestinian struggle though hadn't ignore it. Do you need a reminder of Black September? UN done everything to make Palestinians forever refugees seeking for revenge. Jordan was offered a huge investment in irrigation systems on Yarmuk in exchange for accommodation of refugees as citizens but they declined (just to compare - the very same investment turned South Korea from poor agricultural country to what we know today)

[@gadaboutunited]

Relatively progressive for Arab/Muslim-majority countries, not for a Western democracy, as they are not one. PS Jordan was part of the Palestinian Mandate in 1920, before the British gave 78% of Palestine - ie Jordan (spoiler) to essentially be a Palestinian state - hence the majority of the population are Palestinians; albeit a number have family who lived in Israel/West Bank/Gaza pre-1948..

[@thespanishcatfromthemiddle2636]

I see a number of inaccuracies here: 4:55 This summary seems to hint that Jordan was somewhat of a natural self-determination originating from old times. Actually, Moab, Amon and Edom and their inhabitants have nothing to do with modern-day Jordan. For one they are all extinct, and also Jordanian nationality wasn't even a thing up until 1920. (Although there was the Pan-Arab nationality demanding greater-syria as a country for arabs but I'm not getting into that right now). 6:35 "Because of this" - Obviously revolting against a huge empire doesn't come down to just poor domestic policy. There's a lot more to it here. 6:51 Skipping over the whole Hussain-MacMahon correspondence and the Syrian-French war stuff is quite a decision. It's the first time that a state of the "area of the trans-jordan" was created. In a nutshell, the British promised greater Syria (Modern day Lebannon-Syria-Jordan-Israel-Palestine) to Sheriff Hussein (the leader of the Arab revolt against the Ottomans) as part of their agreement. Then they betrayed him by giving half of it (Lebannon and Syria) to the French in the Sykes-Picot agreement. That made the Arabs very angry so the British did 2 things: 1. To make the older son of Hussein (Faisal, who was supposed to be king of greater syria) the king of Iraq. 2. To part the English part of greater syria (Israel-Palestine-Jordan) in half, along the Jordan river, and give the eastern part of it to Hussein's seconds son - Abdullah, so that there'll be a state for the Arabs of Palestine and Trans-Jordan. It was de-facto an independent state since the early 1920s. 7:25 - The one behind the assasignation was the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem. He wasn't a Palestinian refugee, but he WAS the one who started and perpetuated the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the one who caused the Farhud in Iraq and the riots of 1920, 1921 and 1929 in Palestine. Also he was a war criminal from the holocaust who escaped the Nuremberg trials. A former-dictator, not a refugee. 8:22 - Well, you had the Jordanian civil war (1967-1970) between the monarchy and the P.L.O and especially the events of black September, a brutal and very real threat to overthrow the monarchy. In the mid 1970s Jordan and Syria were on the brink of an all-out war. Also you could say that the fear of king Hussein (son of Abdullah) of losing his life and the monarchy was his main reason for joining the war against Israel in 1967, But that's arguable. Jordan, Syria and Iraq always had that existential fear of each other, going back to the whole British betrayal thing. 9:53 Also Israel, who supplies Jordan with drinking water for its population. 10:10 It did lead into conflict. Again, black September. 10:36 Is Israel an Arab neighbor? 11:40 "who are their allies"? The refugees from Syria are not allies of the Asad regime and the Palestinian are not allies of Israel. 11:42 That's not the only reason. Jordan being the only Hashemite kingdom left is also in charge of the holy sites in Jerusalem, thus having a status of "protector of Islam" and adding to its perceived neutrality. 11:44 Again, "peaceful" is misleading. 11:53 Not sure about that. The antagonism against Israel has lots, LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS more to it than can be erased by improved way of life. Anything to do with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and usually with middle-eastern countries in general is never even remotely that simple. a fromer-dictator.

[@ronishwartz]

Very detailed and very accurate !

[@Egilhelmson]

Jordan and the Hashemites gave up their role wrt Mecca and Medina to the House of Saud in the agreements that allowed them to invade the Jewish partition of the British Mandate before the Jews declared Israel to be a state. Of course, the Saudis had tossed out the Hashemites before that, and then their alliance lost the Israeli War Of Independence (aka, the Nakba to the Arabs), so neither side gained anything but infra/inter-Arab peace from it.

[@stephenritchie-vd2pp]

wow thankyou so much for the wonderful lengthly (by utube standards !) synopsis really appreciate the extra effort

[@عبدالسلامالبشابشة]

Nice

[@sebbvell3426]

All my love to Jordan 🇯🇴 from Venezuela 🇻🇪

[@Tawjihi-2007-_-M]

Thank you🇯🇴🇻🇪❤

[@rowadalrowad5484]

Thank you

[@carlosnevarez4003]

Jordan is a beautiful country. I visited many of the Historical sites that are dotted around that country. It was such a dope experience!

[@ASAPVida]

you should do a video on Turkey, it’s geography is super diverse and its very interesting how its population centers around the Marmara Sea

[@denizalpazazi7155]

the density is more around the marmara region, but there are clusters of population around the country.

[@furkanenesdemir1407]

@@ASAPVida no please he shouldn't, especially after this video full of false info

[@duxholms7848]

after few years of study I realized that stability is from the head of the state(president,king...etc not geo location of the state

[@thorfinn_uzumaki8718]

An excellent video. More videos on foreign nations. Especially in the middle east. Thank you

[@paulcrosa9834]

the few mistakes Jordan did: attacking twice Israel along with other arab states, welcoming the OLP for some time. The good thing they did : peace with Israel which now provides water and food to Jordan... and being protected by the US from its radical neighbors. And being neutral... from all conflicts.

[@spencerbeedle-moulding3819]

I’ve studied Middle-Eastern history and currently live in Jordan, and almost every argument in this video was false; wildly inaccurate assumptions are made. Ask any Jordanian their perspective and they’ll give completely different answers. Furthermore, almost every citizen does not have a favourable view of the government of the country to its direct West.

[@snuffeldjuret]

which is why democracy is such a bad idea. It is a bad idea for the entire middle east, they just cant handle such freedom.

[@pamelagarlito7149]

Jordan was a part of Saudi in recent time, other world a province. And a safe haven of refugees preferably Palestinians their promise safety land. And the first King Hussain is a Saudi, and King Abdullah is a half British (mother) and Saudi. And eve King Abdullah 2 eldest son married his Saudi relative. As long as there US base, British, and added the French base, addition the playing ground for PMCs /PSCs and training ground for mercenaries globally backboning Israel. Jordan is safe. We can't deny that Kingdom of Israel is consists of now countries; Lebanon, Jordan, Imperial Syria, and the whole land area of conflict land Palestine/Israel. Perfect strategy land area for political geography, Western military power, international business maritime between Persian sea and Red sea and Mediterranean and so on. Jordan is a proxy of Israel and as long as Israel not set as a lider of all middle Eastern countries, there is always a conflict in middle east, and Jordan still a refugees country and aiding from international.

[@drozdo27]

Visited last winter. What a wonderful country it is!! Highly recommended.

[@michenorman7347]

A couple of points, Jordan was created by Britain in 1926 because it wanted to secure a military base to protect the routes to India, it installed the former sheriff of Mecca who had been expelled, and another member of his family in Iraq. Apart from the border with Israel and Syria, which are natural rivers or the rift valley, its borders are straight lines drawn by a European. Palestinians make up 80% of the population and the King's great grandfather was killed in Jordanian occupied Jerusalem. For Israel, Jordan is an important country and Israel is interested in it being a thriving country, as a barrier to Iranian expansion as well. This is why for example Israel supplies Jordan with massive amounts of water.

[@TENGRI-101]

Joran became an official state in 1946.

[@Darkest_matter]

so, it's like north korea, except north korea wants china to be it's buffer state against russia. (in my example, israel is north korea, china is jordan and iran is russia)

[@stephenritchie-vd2pp]

FANTASTIC ADDITION TO THE VIDEO

[@גרשוןפרלמן]

@@TENGRI-101 Before that is was called Palestine.

[@R0DBS]

@@גרשוןפרלמן זה לא נכון. קראו לזה Transjordan

[@pflh2391]

1:38 No oil.. Okay understandable have a nice day

[@ilovefloppacaracals]

They will never touch Oman even though it has oil cus the sultan is docile

[@polskimapperYT]

I've just discovered your channel yesterday, and it easily one of my new favourite geography channels!

[@robertharker]

Great video. Thank you.

[@petermadany2779]

Wow, that was a whirlwind tour! Because pictures of Petra are featured prominently in the video, the Nabatean Kingdom is worth mentioning.

[@Imdumboperson2138]

In simple words, Jordan is the Middle Eastern equivalent of Switzerland

[@islammehmeov2334]

That is Oman

[@adinaar77]

@@islammehmeov2334yeah probably,Jorden did fight with Israel a good amount of wars,so they can’t be considered an actual Switzerland

[@Adir-Yosef]

@@adinaar77 you say that like the entities that made up Switzerland didn't war before they declared neutrality

[@mjuzick-f4s]

@@adinaar77 They are the Sweden of the Middle East, take in all the refugees and stay relatively neutral.

[@danghoangluong2942]

that's Qatar

[@EvaSloan-l1t]

Your videos are always a joy and fulfillment. Thank you for your creativity and enthusiasm!🌜🐞🙏

[@Rktect3902]

I have vacationed in Jordan and loved it. Saw all the great spots. Safest country over there. My name was called in the airport and Jordan have me complimentary first class flight to it's country for no known reason. Jordan rocks!

[@Kronicdice23]

More deep dives into every country in the world, please.

[@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan]

Fun fact: King Abdullah II had a cameo on Star Trek

[@heshamali1886]

and ?

[@maxten]

No way, that is absurd.

[@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan]

@@maxten It's true, look it up

[@MrWarrenRB]

Great video

[@mahmoudelgobashi7952]

I don't think that calling Jordan a neutral country is remotely true, taking in consideration that they were extremely active in Supporting rebels in the Syrian Civil War.

[@gordonspicer]

not only that King Hussein supported Sadam Hussein of Iraq during the gulf war

[@gordonspicer]

@abdennourO-p3z OK to satisfy you and for historic if pushed had come to shove (say if their complete success in the East) the Swiss would have come out and sided fully with Germany. After all they to receive most German & Austrian Jews seeking refuge and it was they would asked the Nazis to place a "J" in the Reich Passports to easily identify the Jews ! Get their message ?

[@Darkest_matter]

@abdennourO-p3z switzerland DID support hitler in ww2 though.

[@thewolfe1099]

Great video. Love learning about things not routinely covered.

[@voivode2591]

Jordan found out it’s Arab allies will leave them hanging in 1967. It’s not surprising that they tend to stay out of military situations.

[@gordonspicer]

but they did also participate in the Yom Kippur War in the Golan Heights

[@timebundle]

@@gordonspicer no, they didnt really participate in 73'

[@gordonspicer]

@@timebundle only a tank brigade. what's that between friends ? ! Are you serious with that comment ? Its like being "half pregnant" !

[@anonymouse68]

Your explanation of why the neighbours don't like Israel is bullshit.

[@TheMihawk150]

@@anonymouse68 why?

[@juanjrablaza7129]

Because Israel is way ahead of it's arab neighbours

[@omaralhadidi4970]

@@juanjrablaza7129 nope not cuz of that if someone attack your younger siblings do u like them?

[@hxn1_]

@@juanjrablaza7129 Because it's basically a huge US military base, all the money Israel gets is from the US and they just do it to have a big presence in the oil-rich middle east.

[@joythought]

​​​​​@@TheMihawk150 because the truthy-ness of it is embarrassing. The old "Arabs are bad at war" meme is both racist and true based on the last 100 years of history. He wants to claim it is due to the unfairness of the people of Gaza not getting a sovereign nation while Israel has successfully defended its sovereignty. Also he wants to talk about the many, many injustices that the Palestinian people have suffered. I am very sympathetic to that view but too many of them and their sympathizers want to see Israel destroyed and they do not see the hypocrisy or the fact that this urge to destroy Israel is the only real barrier to them already having gained their own state. Example: the various wars launched on Israel that Israel then won, sometimes against all odds. Hating one displaced people for achieving a sovereign nation status while asking for sovereignty is just a pathetic form of hypocrisy and a barrier to their own success. We can hope for a two state solution that was offered from the beginning of the British post-WW2 plan. If only they had not ruined it for themselves by trying to deny the other state... and then losing again and again, then causing a civil war in Jordan and finally voting in a mafia-like paramilitary group in Gaza that oppressed its own people and ensured that peace with Israel was impossible. Of course, Israel has behaved appallingly in the post Oct 7th period within Gaza and in its unwillingness to help civilians (just as Palestinian militias have been appalling by raiding aid convoys and steal and hoarding food and supplies because it strengthens them and the suffering of Gaza civilians actually strengthens international anger against Israel whether or not they are the only ones to blame.

[@cieiacoaquino8937]

Muchas gracias por compartir con todos nosotros, saludos desde Uruguay

[@redemption3830]

Jordan understood who to fight and who to make allies with.

[@SobberMacSobberMac]

Yes, USA

[@VincentLowe]

Thanks. Appreciate this

[@mohmah6887]

You did not mention the Nabataeans who built Petra, and the existence of the monarchy is the main reason behind the stability of Jordan. Republics in the Arab world did not lead to stability.

[@SobberMacSobberMac]

Yes and the USA.....

[@BiNumLi]

Really well done. Bravo.

[@randus7053]

I kinda seems like they are the Mongolia of the Middle East, poor enough and lacking resources with plenty of desert to make any ideas of attacks not very lucrative while at the same time not falling completely into a debt crisis that could threaten their independence.

[@Darkest_matter]

and they gave up territory to their aggressive neighbour. (inner mongolia in 1 case and the west bank in the other case)

[@prabirmehta1089]

I visited various tourist sights around Jordan in 2014. Beautiful country but relatively expensive. Definitely worth visiting. The people were very nice. They seemed to miss better times under King Hussein. At that time, they mainly talked about economic challenges and joblessness. Not sure if the situation has changed in the past 10 years.

[@2009-p6v]

Changed a little

[@MrJoseNaser]

Jordan 🇯🇴 my country, had invested in education and health care...Despite the fact that it is poor in natural resources, it had been the country where all Arabs will seek, in order to obtain University education and suffesticated health care...

[@marcemerson5757]

@@MrJoseNaser sophisticated

[@MrJoseNaser]

@marcemerson5757 Thanks for the correction

[@bobbid65]

Geoff, thanks for the history and geography lesson. I love what you did with the maps. Although the 60 second lesson went by fast, the compare and contrast was enlightening. Thanks. again.

[@عبداللهمقابلة-س7ل]

مع أنني ما فهمت كثير، لاكن تحياتي من الأردن 🇯🇴.

[@Gha210]

11:54 في هذي الدقيقة قال انه الاردنيين ما عندهم مشكلة مع التطبيع مع الصهاينة، و طول الفيديو و هو قاعد بحكي اشياء ما بتمثلنا لا كعرب ولا كمسلمين

[@الامبراطور-ي5ص]

​@@Gha210يا سيدي كلامه صح مس احنا بنضحك على حالنا ما شفت من كلامه ما يخالف الواقع

[@Gha210]

@@الامبراطور-ي5ص و انت شكلك صهيوني، الشعب الاردني كباقي الشعوب العربية لا يرضى بالتطبيع باي شكل كان، لكنه كباقي الشعوب العربية مُسْكَت فلا يستطيع التعبير عن كرره للتطبيع و للصهاينة، الي يخالف هذا الكلام هو الي يضحك على حاله

[@2009-p6v]

@@الامبراطور-ي5ص الشعب لا يرضى بالتطبيع

[@Anasyahia2024]

​@@الامبراطور-ي5صانت تدعم اسرائيل ؟؟؟

[@z3x2323]

As a jordanian , i can't believe how you can muster up so many misinformation in one video like this.

[@FunningRast]

Bro, the intro had me so confused.

[@jeanlanz2344]

Comprehensive and fascinating. Thank you, Geoff. I learned a lot. God bless you.

[@kushie14]

Is it true the crazy borders of eastern Jordan are like the because the guy drawing the map sneezed as he was drawing it?

[@eitanaltman158]

Unfortunately not lol This comes down to the Sykes-Picot agreement, which eventually led to the French and British mandates for the region. The French region of control was in the north (Syria) and the British wanted a land bridge to their oil fields in Mesopotamia (Iraq). That created that weird extension to the NE, it's a land bridge to Iraq that after WWI was squeezed between French (Syrian) territory to the north and Saudi territory to the south.

[@oicmapper]

@eitanaltman158 He's not talking about the panhandle as a whole. He is talking about the weird thing in the border of Iraq that looks like it should've been a straight line.

[@oicmapper]

@eitanaltman158 He's not talking about the panhandle as a whole. He is talking about the weird thing in the border of Iraq that looks like it should've been a straight line.

[@hamzehshashaa2659]

😂 yeah I heard about it it was called Churchill’s hiccup,.. they thought winston churchil was drawing the new borders, I thought it was true for years but then discovered it is a rumour but the real reason is actually the followed a mountain range that has that shape but for me as a Jordanian it is not a nice map lol😅 I think it is better to make it just a nice curvy line in the mid of the desert just like during ottoman times would be nicer

[@SealandIsBestCountry]

Any square border is automatically wrong.

[@hxn1_]

I am from Saudi Arabia and I just wanted to say, The countries that surround jordan are all at war with each other other than Saudi Arabia which is relatively quite stable

[@M.alatewi]

Incorrect statement: I am from Jordan. You are neither Arab nor Jordanian. Jordan was not invaded. The Arabs lived in peace and some of them did not invade. Incorrect words: Until America, Britain and France came, they brought strife between us and divided us, claiming peace. What did America do in Afghanistan and Iraq? What did France do in Libya and Algeria? What did Britain do in Jordan and the Hijaz?

[@Reptiloid5g]

Arabs did not invade 😂😅😂 You are so funny 😂 How Arabs from Arabia came to Algeria and Morroco? Teleportation?

[@Soldier-J7]

Koss om el3arab 3la rab allah w islamkom. Yes jordan was invaded, you conquered us and took us from the roman empire. ITS WHY JORDAN HAS JERASH YA 7MAR. Dlusional 3rby as always. Koos rab islamak

[@OneTrueKing23]

I am a simple Czech, I see Jeff’s Prazdroj tshirt and I cheer 🍻🍺

[@cypotony2619]

Thanks so much

[@KeltonAldridge]

Many inaccuracies in this video. Most notably, 10:20 mentions Christians as their own category of refugees?? 10:32 "Jordan managed to win over the hearts of its fellow Arab neighbors," why is Israel highlighted? 11:19 "Most Middle Eastern countries despise Israel due to an extensive history of damaging and embarrassing wars." an absolutely wild statement from someone who claims to be an expert in "population geography." completely ignores the historical and ongoing ethnic cleansing and occupation of the Palestinian people by Israel that is the reason for the "damaging and embarrassing wars." 11:52 "Jordanians themselves seem to have no issue with their alliance with Israel." Anti-Israel protests have occurred in the capital city weekly for the last 13 months. Opinion polls show that the vast majority of Jordanians have remained strongly opposed to economic collaboration with Israel or Israelis despite the economic benefits throughout the 3 decades of "peace." this video needs much more research and historical context

[@muhammadsharayri5903]

Perfectly said

[@mohammad_km]

you said the right thing man

[@maggan2808]

Just like Israel, Jordan was created by the Brits. 80% of the post WW1 British Mandate Palestine was given to the not indigenous Hashemite Arab tribe. Isn't that colonisation? Aren't they also occupying Palestine? Or is that kind of colonisation/occupation OK because the Hashemites are Arab and Muslim? Jordan (and others) did start a war by invading the newly declared state of Israel in 1948, and it did fail to win it unless you think that occupying the WB for almost 20 years is a win. BTW, why didn't the Jordanians then say to the Palestinians "here, we have liberated your land for you, even ethnically cleansed Jerusalem off all Jews for you, so go forth, create your own state, and prosper." It was a long enough period for at least a start of a Palestinian state creation, don't you think? So was it because there was no talk yet of any "Palestine" back then, only the embarrassment of having lost to Jews? And wouldn't it be that it is this embarrassment/loss of pride that has festered and stoked the hostilities across generations? As an outsider looking in, with no affiliation to either countries, Jordan is the same as Israel, except that Israel is the only one who has ever attempted to give the Arabs in WB autonomy. Same with Gaza (and that didn't end very well, did it?). Israel is also the only one who still has a significant (20%) and growing Arab and Muslim population. Can the same be said of Jews in any surrounding countries?

[@mohammad_km]

@@maggan2808 you're sooo wrong. 1. On Jordan’s establishment vs. Israel’s creation: Jordan’s establishment preserved the indigenous Arab population and was rooted in historical ties to the land. Israel, however, was created through a settler-colonial project that displaced Palestinians and destroyed their villages. Comparing the two is misleading and ignores Israel's ongoing violations of Palestinian rights. 2. Is Jordan “occupying” Palestine? Jordan did not “occupy” the West Bank but entered the 1948 war to protect Palestinian land from Zionist aggression. During its administration of the West Bank, Jordan granted Palestinians citizenship and integrated them into its society-a gesture of unity, not colonization. 3. Why no Palestinian state under Jordan? The international and regional conditions at the time didn’t allow for the establishment of a Palestinian state. Despite this, Jordan supported Palestinian self-determination and continues to advocate for their rights to this day. 4. On Israel’s claims of “autonomy” for Palestinians: Israel has exploited agreements like Oslo to expand illegal settlements and tighten its control over Palestinian land. Even in Gaza, the so-called withdrawal left behind a siege that turned it into an open-air prison. 5. On coexistence in Israel vs. surrounding countries: Israel’s Arab minority faces systemic discrimination, while Palestinians in occupied territories endure apartheid-like conditions. Meanwhile, Jordan has welcomed millions of Palestinian refugees and treated them with dignity-contrary to Israel’s ongoing erasure of Palestinian presence. in the end, Equating Israel’s occupation with Jordan’s governance is a distortion of history. The Palestinian struggle is about justice, not “pride.” It’s a fight for dignity and the right to return to their homeland-values that should resonate with anyone who values fairness and human rights.

[@Gift-ll4nv]

But you refuse to engage the premise of his argument that the hashemite dynasty is not indigenous to Jordan but imposed on them by the British empire. Also most Palestinian Arabs are not indigenous to the land but migrated through the centuries after the explosion of Jews by the Roman Empire from other regions of the Middle East. Also before the Zionist migration much of what is now Israel and Palestine was an inhospitable and much of the land largely uninhabited. The population had a few tens of thousands people in it. Also as for your claim that Arabs in Israel face discrimination let me tell you that the Arab inhabitants have far more freedom and liberty than in any Arab country in the region. Also much of Israel’s population is composed of Middle Eastern Jews who where expelled from every Arab country and make up half the population so it is false to insinuate that the entire population of Israel is of European Jewish origin. Lastly European Jews as with all Jews originate from what is now Israel and Palestine but where exiled by the Roman empire for revolting.

[@maldohh7451]

The quality of historic maps is simply amazing. Factually accurate too. First time here, gets a like from me!

[@andrelockridge9109]

Funny how this upload fails to mention the peace treaty between Israel & Egypt.

[@SobberMacSobberMac]

Did he mention the 11 US Military Joint bases in Jordan?

[@SaudiArabianball]

bro who said Saudi Is at war? 💀

[@starrymohannad]

mf didn't receive updates for over 99 years 💀

[@tFighterPilot]

Well, it's been at war in Yemen, but not with any of the countries shown in the video.

[@SaudiArabianball]

@@tFighterPilot there is no current war with Saudis, we are one of the safest countries in the world Yemen war stopped couple of years ago

[@gsftom]

Thanks. Knew absolutely nothing about Jordan and happy to learn from your summary.

[@foolishus]

Are we pretending that Saudi Arabia isn't stable?

[@SealandIsBestCountry]

It is, but its not on the same level as Jordan

[@oswaldomartinez3328]

Excelente trabajo, muchas gracias.

[@LA1THN]

Incorrect and conflicting at heart. This does not represent the true sentiment and opinion of Jordanian civilians

[@quinndavis630]

Because hearing those songs they blast on the speakers in the morning will drive you away!

[@DeathSocrates]

I've heard from a few of the people living there that it's a tad authoritarian? Though what country the region isnt?

[@AlfredoCalalang]

Very educational for students, well presented, as former teacher I like your presentation😊 more power

[@PottersVideos2]

The Palestinians did go to war with Jordan in the 1970s. Big mistake.

[@stephenritchie-vd2pp]

YES ISINT THAT WHY WEST BANK (WHICH IS NOW ISRAEL)STILL HAS A ' WEST' DESIGNATION EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN EASTERN ISRAEL ! ?

[@Nathaniel.21]

@@stephenritchie-vd2pp West Bank in in Palestine, not Israel. It is just Israeli occupied.

[@Friendlyneighboorhoodspiderman]

@@Nathaniel.21well then why did Jordan not create Palestinian state you see Israel has an argument of fact not fiction Jordan controlled Judea and Sumeria renamed it the West Bank and didn’t create a Palestinian state something if Israel fully annexed it can use as it’s argument Jordan declared war on us in 1967 and we took that territory in a defensive war which is legally allowed to be annexed under international law so Israel has the law at its core

[@sanchopanches]

​@@stephenritchie-vd2pp that is dirty political game by UN (which is not recognized as a trustful body in Israel. Even their leftist Guterish is persona non Grata)

[@mathisfun774]

Graphic at 1:08 shows rainfall as 245 ml - that' 245 mili-liters, not 245 mm which the narrator correctly uses. 245 ml is about 1 cup, perhaps every resident gets a small portion of one drop.

[@votecharlieg]

Came here to point this out!

[@ThePunisher014]

So Jordan was never really a nation/country and is just a spawn of some British officer who drew a map and a flag. Got it!

[@ariellycarolinegomestexeir8645]

You are amazing thank you ❤

[@jmlapedis49]

11:18 "Most Middle Eastern countries despise Israel due to an extensive history of damaging and embarrassing wars." The correct sentence would be, "Most Middle Eastern countries despise Israel because of anti-Semitism." Those countries did not starting despising Israel because Israel kept winning wars; the wars were started by those countries because they already despised Israel.

[@3amorogamer246]

And we are going to forget Egypt? The war between Egypt and Israel started when Israel attacked Egypt firstp And you say we are the anti semetic ones

[@saadhabashneh5587]

Ah yes muh anti semantics

[@heshamali1886]

Arabs are Semitic, particularly those in the Middle East outside of the Arabian Peninsula. Semitic people are those who speak Semitic languages, such as Hebrew, Arabic, and Aramaic. If that is not enough for you, and it has to be a jew in order to be samite, many Arabs in the Middle East have over 30% Jewish ancestry. Personally, I have 55% Jewish ancestry, with the remainder being primarily North African and Greek, along with a few other origins below 5%.

[@dragonmaster3207]

No shit, colonial powers deserve hell.

[@jumpjet88]

Anti semitism from Semites. Ok buddy it’s 2024 u r not fooling anyone except some named raj who needs a visa and acceptance from white ppl.

[@maquinadeguerranomada8060]

Excelente video!

[@aadanaadan9109]

Your thumbnail is very offensive and disturbing, idk if you did it deliberately. There are no wars in Saudi, UAE , Qatar , Kuwait, Bahrain, i hope you correct it.

[@ernstschmidt4725]

ah yes the saudi not war in yemen

[@aadanaadan9109]

@ernstschmidt4725 no , Saudi isn't at war with Yemen.

[@SealandIsBestCountry]

@@aadanaadan9109 The Saudi led coalition against Yemen in an ongoing war made up of literally all the countries you mentioned and Senegal for some unkown reason:

[@sedridorIsLost]

UAE is flaming Sudan.

[@aadanaadan9109]

@@SealandIsBestCountry you are from the west and you are telling me about the middle east, I was born in the UAE. If we use that logic , USA , Canada , all of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea are at war.

[@RTeBokkel]

Water: Israel agreed to give Jordan 50,000,000 cubic metres (1.8×109 cu ft) of water each year and for Jordan to own 75% of the water from the Yarmouk River. Both countries could develop other water resources and reservoirs and agreed to help each other survive droughts.

[@yacin5590]

@@RTeBokkel no.

[@RTeBokkel]

@yacin5590 look it up. 100% true. I posted a direct quote.

[@hamzat-t3848]

11:53 As a jordanian, no we have a big problem with this peace tbh there is a lot of misinformation here 😅

[@سميرالمصري-ع1س]

First of all. Thank you for this content. & if you can make more videos about middle East like Syria. Iraq. Saudi Arabia. UM

[@abdallahbahder225]

What about our strong army and special forces )) any way proud to be jordanian

[@erichellner956]

Great Geoffography overview. Never thought about Jordan specifically

[@ali_abualhayja]

2:24 I'm from Jordan, and I want to tell you that the country west of us is called Palestine

[@snuffeldjuret]

jordan was called palestine

[@noornobani]

@@snuffeldjuret The Zionist claim. Jordan is Jordan.

[@snuffeldjuret]

@@noornobani you really don't know the history?

[@JohnDorian-j7x]

Why isn't Jordan called Palestine too then?

[@IlayShriki]

I am Israel and I want to tell you that the country west to us it called tranjorden and needs to mind their own business

[@keithb7981]

Super, clear concise, and unbiased history and analytic presentation of this extremely complex subject

[@DavidCooper-bn6te]

It's worth mentioning that Jordan has 'custodianship' of Al Aqsa on the Temple Mount by international and Palestinian agreement.

[@טטיאנהאומרוף]

"Палестинского народа не существует. Нет никаких различий между иорданцами, палестинцами, сирийцами и ливанцами. Мы часть одного народа, арабской нации. И вот, у меня есть родственники с палестинскими, ливанским, иорданский и сирийским гражданством. Мы один народ. Мы тщательно поддерживаем нашу палестинскую идентичность только по политическими причинам. Действительно, в национальный интересах арабов поощрять существование палестинцы перед лицом сионизма. Да, существование отдельной палестинской идентичности обусловлено лишь тактическими соображениями. Создание палестинского государства является новым средством продолжения борьбы против Израиля и за арабское единство." - Зухейр Мохсен , Организация освобождения Палестины, 1977 г.

[@dresnick12]

Syria tried to invade Jordan several times.

[@ohadmits]

You mentioned that Jordan can't grow its own food and they need to import it mainly from the U.S. Then mentioned that they are lacking energy resources and as a result importing it from S.A, Syria and IRAQ And finally you have mentioned a lack of water but you haven't mentioned that they import their water from Israel. Why is that?

[@emotoe]

Jordan flourished? 😂

[@lontongstroong]

Yea actually not flourishing due to its relative economic isolationism. Its economy has been stagnating for years and many of its socioeconomic indices severely underperform compared to its peers of similar level (e.g., literacy rate, female labor participation, fertility rate etc.).

[@SerajAlhorany]

I wasn't sure if he was talking about Jordan that I live in 😂

[@Kovna]

The description of the history of Jordan needs to account for the lack of such an entity until 1922. The cruaders came to the holy land and were mainly interested in Jerusalem. After world war I, the area of Jordan was a part of the British mandate on Palestine in which a Jewish state was supposed to be established in time. However, the British gained the cooperation of the Hashemite family during the first world war (see Lawrence of Arabia), and consequently, the British seperated the area of Palestine along the current borser between Israel and Jordan (the river Jordan and then the rift valley going south of the dead sea). The area to the east was renamed "Trans Jordan" and it later became the kingdom of Joradan and given to Abdallah I to rule (the great grandfather of the current king). After Israel's war of independence, things were quiet with Jordan until 1967, when they chose to join Egypt and Syria and started shooting in Jerusalem on the Israeli part of the divided city. This ended with Jordan losing the land west of the Jordan river. After that, the kingdom had no more conflicts with Israel, who even helped them in their struggle against the palestinian terrorists in 1970. In 1994, they signed a peace agreement with Israel and this is the current situation.