The circumstances surrounding the Kingdom, both externally and internally, are critical, and it is no exaggeration to say that the Kingdom has not faced harsher conditions since the Nakba of 1948. The threats are multifaceted, beginning with those emanating from the west, where the occupier has held onto Palestinian lands for seven decades, led by the most extreme and cunning right-wing government Israel has ever known. This is a government that has sacrificed its own prisoners, let alone others.

Yes, it is an extremist, even terrorist government that has killed birds, trees, and people, but it possesses a project for its state—a project of expansion aimed at burying the Palestinian state and even erasing the fragile achievements of the Oslo Accords. Because of this, it poses a threat to Jordan in its current state and composition.

The government is devouring the land by expanding its settlements to widen its state and squeeze the residents of the West Bank and Jerusalem, after having effectively erased Gaza from the map. This government’s project not only aims to eliminate the Palestinian state but goes beyond that by making the solution at Jordan’s expense. Its expansionist plan is centered on stealing land without a population, and it is scheming with all its cunning to implement its terrorist project against our people in the West Bank. Israel, with its extremist government and right-wing leader, sends daily signals confirming its intentions.

The second threat to Jordan comes from its northern border, with daily threats from militias under the influence of the Iranian regime, which see Jordan as a barrier to their expansionist plans. This threat coincides with internal elements sympathetic to the axis of resistance, who fail to distinguish between confronting Israel and causing harm to Jordan, its people, and its youth, such as the smuggling of weapons and drugs by Iranian-backed militias into Jordan—a mere front for their broader project. Can we understand and learn from this?

The third danger is the lack of recognition by politically and financially influential states in our region of the gravity of what Jordan faces, or their willful ignorance of it, whether out of goodwill or otherwise. These states fail to see that Jordan, alongside Egypt, as border states with the occupier, are the primary obstacles to the expansion of the occupier’s project across all our lands. To make matters worse, there is an absence of a cohesive Arab project to confront these two challenges.

Caught between Iran’s ambitions and Israel’s expansionist agenda, and deciphering the hidden meanings of their actions, Jordan finds itself between a rock and a hard place, facing two major threats, each of which poses a grave danger to the Kingdom’s identity and security. So, what can be done?

The solution lies in forming a united Jordanian front composed of national parties and figures from all parts of the country, presenting a discourse that rejects all regional projects, including the Iranian expansionist project and the extremist right-wing one. These projects do not only threaten Jordan but seek to extinguish any hope for the establishment of a Palestinian state. This front must openly assert that failing to confront the occupier’s project, particularly regarding displacement, serves the agendas of the right-wing and is a betrayal of both Palestine and Jordan.

Following this united front, there must be a strong government composed of capable figures who can engage with the public, explain these threats, and raise awareness of the dangers that surround us, as well as address the disappointment caused by some of our brothers and allies.