Watan-In an article on the “Middle East Eye” website, where he serves as editor-in-chief, British writer David Hearst said that Jordan may have had a dual face in the past, and the late King Hussein bin Talal passed intelligence information to his friend, the late Prime Minister of the occupation, Yitzhak Rabin.<\/p>\n
This came in the context of his commentary on the recent Iranian attack on Israel and the reaction of countries towards it, especially those with borders with the occupied territories.<\/p>\n
In his discussion about King Hussein bin Talal, Hearst wanted to refer to an incident where the late Jordanian monarch was aware of the Sadat and Assad plan for the October War and attempted to thwart it considering it against Jordanian interests.<\/p>\n
On September 25, 1973, the late King of Jordan made a secret visit to Israel and informed Israeli leaders about the expected war, but the Israeli military leadership thought King Hussein’s report was exaggerated.<\/p>\n
Iran’s attack revealed the truth about the Jordanian regime, and Hearst pointed out that the Iranian attack on Israel revealed for the first time “Arab army fighting alongside Israel,” referring to the Jordanian army and its air defense intercepting Iranian drones targeting the occupied territories.<\/p>\n
He said, “The stupidest thing Israeli security sources did on Sunday was to boast openly about the cooperation they received from the Jordanian Air Force, which helped them shoot down drones and cruise missiles.”<\/p>\n
Hebrew sources boasted that missiles heading towards Jerusalem were intercepted on the Jordanian side of the Jordan Rift Valley, and others near the Syrian border.<\/p>\n
Hearst continued in his article in “Middle East Eye”: “This is the first time I remember the Jordanian army, still bearing its original name since the Ottoman Empire as the ‘Arab Army,’ actually joining the fight to protect Israel’s borders. And that’s a big mistake.<\/p>\n
He added: “While Jordanians, whether Palestinians or residents of the West Bank, cheered for those rockets as they headed towards their targets in Israel, the Jordanian army shot them down on behalf of the occupation.”<\/p>\n
The message Israel wanted to convey is that despite appearances, the occupation has allies in the region willing to defend it, according to David Hearst.<\/p>\n
He commented critically: “But this is a foolish game if Israel wants to maintain the weak Jordanian regime and fight the public opinion trend that desires to breach the borders.”<\/p>\n
David Hearst also spoke in his article about the contrast between the popular, official, and Jordanian positions, which are completely different as the Jordanian regime contradicts the will of its people and supports the occupation contrary to it.<\/p>\n
The overt support of the Jordanian king for the occupation puts Israel in a crisis Hearst said, “Israel only builds relations with Arab leaders who defy the will of their people and impose their corrupt rule on them.”<\/p>\n
He explained that Jordan’s move on Saturday might give short-term success to Israel but in the long term, it causes problems along Israel’s borders.<\/p>\n
The British writer also clarified that the occupation might celebrate the fact that it has real allies, “but in doing so, it undermines the legitimacy of its friends fatally.”<\/p>\n
Jordan participated on the day, Saturday, in repelling the first Iranian attacks of its kind on the Israeli occupation, and the Jordanian air defense shot down Iranian missiles and drones heading for Israel.<\/p>\n
While Hebrew reports mentioned that Jordan allowed Tel Aviv to use its airspace to repel the Iranian attack.<\/p>\n