Ted Belman. What follows below are recent tweets from Mudar Zahran and Abed Almaala, both of whom I brought to Israel to participate in my conference on the Jordan Option in Oct 2017.
Abedalelah Almaala is one of the leaders of a Bedouin clan in Jordan..
I joined a group of about 25 Arab leaders in a zoom like conversation and everybody was very candid. Mudar and Abed stood strong and kept reiterating our agreed solution. Some had hopes of A and B being confederated with the New Jordan.. For this to happen A and B would have to be made into a state. I was adamant that Israel will never agree to such a state. I told them to stop the resistance and recognize Israel as the state of the Jews. Stop discussing how to divide the land and concentrate on dividing the Arab population. Of the two million Arabs in Judea and Samaria, you accept 1.5 million of them and we will accept the other 500,000. But all Arabs west of the Jordan R must be friendly. Of course we will help build Jordan’s economy so that it could absorb them.
Then they said the King had been removed, I noted for them that meant that the Hashemites enjoyed a one hundred year rule. They were quite mindful of that.
I will be meeting with a group of them from Hebron next week.
Jan 25 Abedalelah Almaala The new capital in Jordan soon. Engineering procedures and planning maps are over. Funding from the UAE. The capacity of the new capital is 5 million people.
Jan 23 Abedalelah Almaala
The major and final sign of the fall of the Hashemites’ rule in Jordan is the non-participation of Abdullah II in the virtual Davos conference, which ended today. Abdullah II’s lack of participation means a lot in politics
For the fifth time, Abdullah II is prevented from participating in international conferences. The Davos Economic Conference, held via the Internet, rejects the participation of Abdullah II for this year 2022, which was held today. The rule of the Hashemites and their bread ended in Jordan.
Jan 22 Abedalelah Almaala
The resigned former Jordanian MP Osama Al-Ajarmeh will be sentenced in the State Security Court to 15 years in prison and hard labor.
My political journey will continue from Amman to Washington – and back to Amman soon,
Jan 21 Mudar Zahran
The Jordanian military intelligence issues an order to leave the country without returning to the leaders and families of the Houthi militia who are in Amman, and it has been circulated to prevent the treatment of their fighters in the Military Medical City and to prevent their children from attending Jordanian universities.
The Arab coalition in Yemen bombs Iran’s militias installations and weapons storage depots in the Yemeni port of Hodeidah, which the Houthis, with the support of Tehran, have turned into a military garrison, threatening Yemen and the entire region
The hawks of the Arab coalition target the camps and weapons storage depots in the Yemeni port , which the Houthis turned with the support of the mullahs in Tehran into a military barracks, threatening the safety of Yemen and the region
Jan 21 Abedalelah AlmaalaAfter the failure of the Syrian opposition in all its forms to produce a leader who understands world politics and the policy of decision capitals. The decision capitals are extended to President Bashar al-Assad to lead Syria, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and the Gulf states soon begin to open their embassies in Damascus and in conjunction with the final end of the Iranian presence on Syrian soil.
Turkish President Erdogan uses an Israeli cardiologist to treat him. This means a lot to the place in which medicine has reached in Greater Israel. More than 60 Jewish doctors in the world won the Nobel Prize in medicine
The authority of Mahmoud Abbas, Fatah and its sisters, Hamas and its sisters are trenching in one row against the UAE, and not a single word is on the tongue to support the UAE against the Houthi aggression against Abu Dhabi. And the Emirates suffice with the slogan “Fear the evil of those you have done well.”
Jan 19 Abedalelah Almaala
Very soon, the US administration will take a decision to put the Houthi militia under the list of terrorism. Rapid changes to the ranking of the region and the new Middle East
The Arab Coalition in Yemen is advancing major breakthroughs against Iran’s militias in Ma’rib. 19 sites liberated so far, mullahs’ terrorist militias equipment and installations destroyed. It’s the hand of God against the power of evil.#Yemen#UAE #SaudiArabia pic.twitter.com/NNXgbObSrt
— Mudar Adnan Zahran ???????? ????? (@Mudar_Zahran) January 19, 2022
Jan 17 Mudar Zahran
In the name of all Jordanians, we stand firm with our brothers and sisters in the UAE in facing Iranian terrorism and the clownish stunts of Iran’s puppets in Yemen, who will be witnessing the response soon as Yemen is just steps away from liberation from Iran’s occupation.
Jan 16 Abedalelah Almaala
Mr. Mahmoud El-Sisi, son of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, arrived in Israel today in order to mediate for Abdullah II with Israel to renew his rule
The last chance for Abdullah II to increase his popularity before the final departure from Jordan is to get out of his hole in Aqaba and go out to any area in Jordan where there is snow and help a citizen push his car into the road
The Hashemites will not find mourning for them after today
Jan 15 Abedalelah Almaala
The Jordanian armed forces stand side by side on the battlefield with the coalition forces to liberate and restore legitimacy to the brotherly Yemen from the Houthi allied with Wilayat al-Faqih in Iran.
Jan 14 Abedalelah Almaala
Those who weep for Hamza in Jordan are like those who weep for Hassan and Hussein
It has been legally proven that Abdul Raouf Al Rawabdeh is the smartest politician in Jordan and officially announced the downfall of Abdullah II. It has been proven from the legal point of view that Laith Shabeilat is a stupid and a donkey in politics
It has been legally proven that the last foreign minister, Abdullah II, is a fool, a slob, and a politically stupid par excellence. His recent visit to Washington proved that. It is a privilege to be praised.
Soon the political roles will change in Jordan. Mr. President Basem Awadallah, from the imaginary virtual prison to the Husseinieh Palace. Abdullah II from his hole in Aqaba to Juwaideh prison in Amman. the decision capitals said their decision and their word
Jan 13 Mudar Zahran
Peacekeeping troops begin withdrawal from Kazakhstan after completing mission of cleansing the country from the forces of globalization and after blocking the “Belt and Road” project. The grand prize was the takeover of “Astana”, the mystical capital of globalism.
Jan 12 Abedalelah Almaala
The new National Security Council in the new constitution is a transitional governing council with distinction for the new state of Jordan. The next step is checkmate, the rest is details
Jan 11 Abedalelah Almaala
The decision capitals confirm and decide that the next new Jordan will be an official and active member of the Gulf Cooperation Council
Abdullah II’s Foreign Minister – Ayman Safadi is in Washington in order to submit a request from the US administration to arrange a visit to Abdullah II to Washington and Congress. The US administration informs Jordan and the Palestinian Authority to start soon security arrangements between Jordan and the West Bank for the sake of federalism between the two banks
Abdullah II suffered from depression, nervousness and fear of the future. Arrangements in the Jordanian army and intelligence are for the sake of the new Jordan. Even the new General Command building under construction is for the new Jordanian army, and America paid its costs, amounting to 36 million dollars, and it is under the supervision and guarding of the American army in Jordan
There is neither might nor power except with Allah, and may God have mercy on him Muhammad Fayez Al-Rusan burns himself in front of Abdullah II’s intelligence services. The departure of Abdullah II is the solution
Jan 9 Mudar
The separation of “Queen Rania” happened a year ago, after a dispute with her husband because of his insistence on putting his son Hussein in the Hashemite gamble to preserve the rule, Hussein left yesterday via Sharm el-Sheikh to join his mother
Jan 9 Abedalelah Almaala
By God, I know very well that Jordanians are in a hurry to hear Statement No. 1 and are ready for change – but that God’s promise is true, do not rush it.# Hashtag Jordan.
The land, air and sea borders will be closed suddenly and the borders will be strengthened in all its directions and before the issuance of Statement No. 1 from the new Jordanian military command
After Rania’s divorce from Abdullah II Rania is now in France
In order to arrange the birth of the new Jordan More than 50 officers of the security services were referred to the General Intelligence Department
The valiant armed forces have completed the important and sensitive phase in the birth of the new Jordan The number of those referred from all ranks of officers is 355
The arrangements of the new Jordanian army top the Arab and international newspapers and media channels Referring 6 brigades and more than 65 with the rank of brigadier and more than 100 colonels from the Jordanian army to retirement.
As posted yesterday. Praise be to God, the Jordanian military house has been arranged to coincide with the birth of the new Jordan. Referrals of a large batch of leaders of military units from the first row by a cabinet decision and not a royal will, and the appointment of Jordan’s new military leaders. Abdullah II and his regime in the recovery room and the last days.
With the protection and care of the homeland’s military.. Arrangements are in full swing to cross the new Jordan to safety without bloodshed.. Precaution and avoiding potential areas of clash by armed sleeper cells monitored by our heroic army. fulfillment of needs
Jan 8 Abedalelah Almaala
Announcing a state of emergency within the Jordanian army
Movement within the Jordanian army in the process of arranging the new Jordanian house
Jan 7 Mudar just tweeted,
Rashid Ibn Hassan’s coding.. The military is referring Rashid Ibn Hassan to retirement “programming” after he communicated with hostile agencies and the Pakistani deep state in preparation for a second attempt similar to the coup of Hamza Ibn Hussein
Jan 7 Abedalelah Almaala tweeted
And once again, history and the scene repeat itself . On July 26, 1952, King Farouk of Egypt was deposed and his son, benefits the second, was installed for only one month. Abdullah II will be officially deposed and his son Hussein II will be appointed for only one month. And then the birth of the new Jordan will be announced
This is story about the king in the most recent Jordan Times is interesting for a number of reasons. It seems that the king is under pressure to democratize by allowing more political parties. Perhaps he was let out of the political doghouse in return for authorizing some degree of democratization.
It is also interesting that it mentions that the chief court officer, named, “attended the meeting.” Why mention this, unless is a signal to readers that the king is being “supervised” to make sure that he sticks to the agreed-upon script in his meeting with these “youth activists.” One would think that the presence of a member of the royal court at a meeing like this would be taken for granted and would require no mention. Notice also that it mentions that the Crown Prince was also present. This is a signal that the line of succession remains intact.
@Edgar
The discussion included people who wanted a state for Palestine and a confederation with Jordan. I emphatically said no way. I wanted to shift the conversation from dividing the land to dividing the population. I selected 500,000 thinking that it will raise the percentage of Arab citizens from 20% to 25%. We can live with that if the Arabs end the resistance and recognize Israel as the state of the Jews. Currently just under 100,000 Palestinians work in Israel or for Israelis. With their families they could account for up to 300,000. So I personally would accept such a split if it was accompanied with the end of resistance and the recognition of Israel as a Jewish state.
The also said that the New Jordan will be building a city of 500,000 near their airport financed by the UAE to serve as its capital.
I am now preparing a Webinar on the Jordan Option, Chaired by me, in which the speakers would include Mudar, Abed, a Palestinian from the territories and a rep of the Yesha communities and maybe an MK member. Everything will be discussed.
I will set it up as a series of weekly meetings.
@ TED-
I devoutly hope that your offer to accept 500.000 Arab Jew-Haters is not borne out by future results. I don’t know how you can even contemplate such a thing, if the opportunity comes to get rid of them all.. Why sweeten their pot by offering. Israel always gets into trouble by “offering”. The whole deal would still be just the same whether Jordan took 1.5 mill or 2 mill.
I hope your offer was at the Jordan Option assembly in 2017 and not lately.
They have the space to absorb 10 million and more.
I notice that the most recent issue of the Jordan Times has an article about King Abdullah and a picture of him, showing him visiting some small city in Jordan in order to help the people with their problems.
When a few days ago I had discovered no mention of Abdullah on the JT front page and no photograph of him, something that I had never seen before on the JT, I concluded he was in political trouble. I still think that was the case. But Abdullah has a pattern of talking his way out of political trouble after narrowly escaping plots to overthrow him. He is a professional survivor.
One possible explanation of his ability to hang on is that many jordanians, particularly those in positions of authority, subscribe to the “devil you know is better than the devil you don’t know”
theory. Ted believes that Mudar will inevitably take power once Abdullah is gone. My own opinion is that most Jordanians do not know who or what will replace Abdullah. And most are not sure who they want to replace Abdullah. Mudar undoutedly has his followers. But there are other likely contenders–the Muslim Brotherhood, even more radical groups among the Syrian and Iraqi refugees, Iran making use of its Huthi agents, who have apparently established a foothold in Jordan. As a result, perhaps, Abdullah is able to survive each political crisis and persuade Jordan’s ruling elites to allow him to remain in office. But perhaps without much real power.
Jordan Times do you guys believe analyzing it is worth much? I get that in search for actual news people want to search for it but the Jordan Times I believe has little value.
@Edgar. I did not mean to say that Abdullah has been overthrown and will soon leave the country. We cannot be sure that will happen. I only meant that the recent JT issue indicates that he is in political hot water. It is too early to say whether he will be forced to abdicate and leave the country.
Abdullah’s throne has been hanging on a thread for years. He has come close to being ousted several times within the past few years. But each time he has somehow managed to pull through. He seems to be a “survivor” type of personality.
A few years ago there was a plot to overthrow him by senior militry officers and even some of his courtiers. The plotting was accompanied by large protest demonstrations that uncharacteristically the police did not try too hard to disperse. This plot was widely reported in the Arab English-language press outside Jordan. Abdullah managed to regain control at the last moment by firing his army chief of staff and chief of intelligence and replacing them with loyalists. One of these loyalists was the head of his personal bodyguard, whom he promoted to chief of staff of the army. Interestingly, he is a Circassian, not an Arab.
The JT did not report the plot in so many words. But it did acknowledge the replacement of the army chief of staff, the intelligence chief, and a few other officers.
Just last year there was a plot to overthrow him by the former crown prince, Hamza. This was reported with headlines by the JT. Maybe because the story had already leaked out to the press. Hamza was placed under house arrest. Although under arrest Hamza somehow managed to get a tweet out to London demanding that Abdullah abdicate. But he remained under house arrest until he publicly “repented” and pledged loyalty to Abdullah.
Way back in 2003, when he first ousted Hamza as crown prince, there were huge protest demonstrations in Amman.
The limited evidence that is publicly available does suggest that he is in political hot water with influential people within the regime. Whether he will manage to wriggle out of the political noose once again or go into exile is anybody’s guess.
@Adam
Very good idea to analyze the Jordanian Times reporting. Very interesting observation.
@ADAM-
On reconsideration, and your post, It seems more telling that the Jordan Times has been silent for him for so long. In fact, to facilitate him, and to save face, the report of Gantz meeting him in Amman could be a subterfuge, and they actually met wherever he is sequestered…..
Or perhaps they didn’t meet at all. The printed result of that meeting was pure political bla-bla, and contrary to what we’ve seen over the many years of Jordanian street hatred of Israel and Jews…openly encouraged by the little king.
@Edgar. Yes, he did, Edgar. But what is published, or not published in the Jordan Times, a quasi-official mouthpiece of the Jordanian government, tells us more about his political standing within Jordan than his meetings with foreign officials.
We should also remember that events sometimes move very swiftly in the Middle East and elsewhere. “A few weeks” may be all that is needed to strip a head of government of his power,. And that can happen even when he is allowed to keep his office and titles as a figurehead.
@ADAM-
Didn’t Gantz go to see Humpty Dumpty in Amman just a few weeks ago?
I just checked the Jordan Times to find out what they say he is doing. He is not even mentioned on the first page! There is a sidebar on the right hand of the screen providing links to short videos in which brief photographs and sound bites from past apprearances of Abdullah can be seen. However, not only are the links in small print, but the most recent of the videos is dated April 2021, and most date from 2019 or 2020.
Absolutely no mention on the JT front page of Abdullah’s present activities or location. No photograph of him. This is highly unusual for the JT, which is more or less the Hashemite family newspaper.
It tends to support Mudar’s claim that Abdullah and maybe the entire Hashemite clan (none of whom are mentioned on the front page) are in deep doodoo.
@Ted, there have been advances in Yemen by the Saudi coalition for sure. It is not yet clear if this will be decisive I am hearing. Hopefully yes.
The Houtis still hit back by drone and missile attack against the UAE and Saudis however. Which promoted a counter attack on Sana.
Just as Mudar had predicted on Jan 17, its happening.
Mudar tweeted about Kazakhstan and the fact that Russia was now withdrawing its troops.”after completing mission of cleansing the country from the forces of globalization and after blocking the “Belt and Road” project.”
I didn’t understand this at all. I will try to understand better.
Were the riots and colour revolution that was taking place in Kazakhstan orchestrated by Soros and Friends just like BLM and Antifa were in the US. The same is going on in Ukraine. It is a precursor to acquiring power in the country Marxist style.
Russia who just issued a conservative manifesto, wanted to put a stop to it and they succeeded. Thus the tweet.
Russia’s New ‘Conservative’ Ideology To Counter Liberalism>
Mudar is not tweeting much. I speak with him regularly and he tells me the emes. It seems that Abed is off the mark on much of what he says..
Bottom line is that the army is in charge and the army is being overhauled and the king is under its control. He will be fully gone within a month.
GOing GOIng…..but not GONE…..Yet ! One day Rania has arrested him in Aquaba, the next day he receives Gantz in his palace in Amman…where will he turn up, next…?? Has anyone seen him hanging around Cyprus yet
I find it puzzling that Humpty-Dumpty and Rania divorced because he wanted their son, to be the Prince Regent and succeed him…Strange.-if true.??
Currently going on. https://www.arabnews.com/node/2001016/saudi-arabia
He is still around but in diminished capacity and on borrowed time. Heis getting ready to go into exile.
He is not calling the shots.
@ BEAR-
If he actually is “warming up”, then he is looking for protection. All through his tenure he has been encouraging the Jordan Arab street to vilify Israel and raising Arab hatred even more. It is now just about the most Jew-Hating country after Iran.
Seems to me that it is only a bit of political craparoo ny Gantz, to keep himself in the news..
Agreed!
Point is King is still around in charge of Jordan and not dethroned nor exiled.
The PR is standard Diplomatic BS. Nothing of substance was reported..
Yes the meetings are taking place.
Gantz meeting with the King was photographed and tangible.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/320069