Only England And Wales jurisdiction apply in all legal matters. This week, Washington also announced that the US was planning a Middle East peace summit in the coming weeks. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. According to Jordanian news site Al-Urdunyya, the tweet has caused widespread anger, and Jordan has reached out to the Emirates to alleviate the controversy caused as a result, stating that it did not reflect the Jordanian state’s official views. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Shlaim also expressed the opinion that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deserved no reward for putting his plans to annex roughly a third of the occupied West Bank on hold, as it would amount to a unilateral and illegal land grab. Other countries in the region have indicated that they wouldn't follow suit and that establishing official relations with Israel was currently off the table. Prince Ali bin Hussein, the third son of King Hussein of Jordan and the half-brother of current King Abdullah II, caused controversy on social media on Wednesday after tweeting a column published on Middle East Eye denouncing the UAE-Israel peace deal. In a series of tweets, the news site also claims that King Abdullah contacted Prince Ali personally, asking him to the delete the tweet. The prince's tweet was met with both positive and negative reactions from social media users.

The Palestinian Authority denounced the agreement in statement, calling it "a betrayal of Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa and the Palestinian cause", and demanded its retraction. All respect and appreciation for you, your Highness.”. A number of Middle Eastern countries have expressed support for the UAE-Israel agreement publicly, including Bahrain, Oman and Egypt. However, the tweet was also met with a backlash from hundreds of people who criticised him for it. However, hours later Netanyahu said that he remained "committed" to annexing parts of the West Bank, despite such a move being illegal under international law. Prince Ali bin Hussein's tweet, linking to a column published on Middle East Eye, has sparked a fierce debate online Jordanian prince sparks controversy after tweeting article denouncing UAE-Israel deal | Middle East Eye “It is one thing for the rulers of the UAE to pursue their narrow national interest by bringing their decades-long covert cooperation with Israel into the open … but to pretend that the UAE struck the peace deal with Israel in order to help the Palestinians achieve their goals is rank hypocrisy,” Shlaim wrote. Translation: “It seems like you forgot the 1994 Jordanian-Israeli peace treaty in Wadi Araba, your Highness.”, Translation: “Your Highness, this is a sovereign issue and not a simple family matter.

تغريدة رائعه وموقف مشرف لك الله يحميك ويحفظة وكل الاحترام والتقدير لك سمو الامير علي, Translation: “A wonderful tweet and an honourable stance you have taken, may God protect you. “The world’s game deserves a world-class governing body — a service organisation and a model of ethics, transparency and good governance.”


The US-brokered agreement said that Israel would agree to suspend its planned annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank as part of the deal. Only England And Wales jurisdiction apply in all legal matters. Prince Ali bin Hussein's tweet, linking to a column published on Middle East Eye, has sparked a fierce debate online, Jordanian Prince Ali bin Hussein's tweet has caused a range of reactions online (AFP/screengrab, Twitter), Jordanian prince sparks controversy after tweeting article denouncing UAE-Israel deal.

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