Amid the Israel-Hamas War, Jordan Balances a Fine Line Between Criticism and Peace With Israel

Israel-Jordan relations will continue to fray amid the war in Gaza, but Jordan remains unlikely to repeal its peace treaty with Israel. On Nov. 1, Jordan recalled its ambassador to Israel, Rasan al-Majali, in protest of Israeli military operations in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and the significant number of Palestinian civilian casualties. Jordanian officials also told Israel's ambassador to Jordan, who is currently in Israel, not to return to the country. Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said the decision was "an expression of Jordan's position of rejection and condemnation of the raging Israeli war on Gaza, which is killing innocent people and causing an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe." These announcements are the latest examples of worsening relations between Israel and Jordan over the Israel-Hamas war....