POLI SCI 351 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2.3: Hussein Of Jordan, Palestine Liberation Organization, Palestinians In Jordan
16 Apr 2018
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1949, king abdallah changes the name of transjordan to the hashemite. Jordan"s position in israel-palestine: wanted to prevent the establishment of an independent palestinian state. Abdallah if he"d stop getting involved in the war. Changed the name of central palestine to the west bank . 1951: abdallah is assassinated by a palestinian. Abdallah"s son, hussein bin talal joined forced w/ iraq to help gain power in arab affairs against nasser (who at this point was joined up w syria) Hussain is nervous b/c new king is more of an iraqi nationalist so. Britain and us helped protect jordan/give them money until he stopped ruling in 1999. Hussein was never popular with jordanian palestinians. North african countries achieved independence later than arab east countries and their foreign policy tended towards arab nationalism. Libya got independence in 1949 and was very poor until oil was discovered in the late 1950s.
