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Justin Salhani

Analysis: Jordan faces ‘geopolitical blackmail’ after Trump Gaza demand

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters [Ben Curtis/AP Photo]

US President Donald Trump has doubled down on comments about displacing Palestinians in Gaza to Jordan and Egypt, escalating tensions with the Hashemite Kingdom and possibly leaving King Abdullah II “vulnerable to geopolitical blackmail”, experts warned.

On January 25, Trump suggested that Jordan and Egypt should take in the two million or so Palestinians in Gaza, which sparked fears that the United States is angling for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza.

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