Jordan’s King Abdullah meeting with Biden highlights US ally’s dilemma in Israel-Hamas war

Jordan’s King Abdullah II is expected to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden amidst the ongoing war between Israel and the militant group Hamas. This highlights the challenging dilemma for Jordan as an important U.S. ally located near the violence. Jordan’s substantial Palestinian population strongly sympathizes with Palestine, while the country maintains a peace treaty with Israel, signed back in 1994. This situation forces King Abdullah to balance the interests of his Palestinian majority population and the nation’s delicate diplomatic relations with Israel and its