Jordan’s King heads to DC to tackle Biden on Gaza
President Biden welcomed Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on February 12 to have much needed discussions on the ongoing massacre taking place in Gaza, The Jordan Times reported.
Crown Prince Hussein and Queen Rania were also in attendance in Washington DC as many are voicing their discontent at the leader of the free world’s stance on the Israel-Palestine issue.
It was the first time Jordanian and American officials, allied countries, had met since the killing of three US soldiers based at the Jordan-Syria border last month by Iraqi militants.
Back in November, law firms and human rights groups filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration due to their refusal to support a ceasefire despite the overwhelming majority of Democrat voters and most of the electorate in general (around 70% in recent polls) supporting such a plan.
In what was a significant blow to his presidential reelection campaign, a report released by Special Counsel Rober Hur recently described the octogenarian as an “elderly man with a poor memory”.
During talks between the pair on February 12, the monarch stressed that the war on Gaza is “one of the most devastating wars in history” and that the international community “cannot stand by and let this continue” emphasising to the American President that a complete and sustainable ceasefire was absolutely necessary.
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The Jordanian King highlighted the killings in the illegally occupied West Bank, which has been overshadowed by the massacre in Gaza, where around 400 have been killed and 4,000 wounded since October 7.
King Abdullah II also expressed deep concern at the displacement of around 1.8 million of the enclave’s 2.2 million-strong population and scorned countries’, including the United States, decision to suspend funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) due to allegations that a dozen of their employees had been involved in the October 7 attack.
Following the talks, President Biden wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “We pray for the Israeli and Palestinian lives taken, and the grieving families left behind.
“My job isn’t done until we’ve worked to build an enduring peace with two states for two peoples.”
The Jordan Times
