The Crisis of the Israeli Embassy in Amman 23/July/2017AD - 18/January/2018 AD (The Political Environment and the Diplomacy of Dealing)

Abstract

The study aimed to examine the crisis of the Israeli embassy in Amman, as a model that embodies the state of tension that has become a dominant feature of Jordanian-Israeli relations despite the signing of a peace treaty since 1994. The crisis was addressed in terms of its nature, the extent to which it is affected by the surrounding Jordanian-Israeli political environment, and the two sides' approach to dealing with it. It was found that the crisis arose from an ordinary criminal incident that did not have any political dimensions, which could have been contained within the legal frameworks followed between countries, without affecting the political relations. However, it soon developed into a serious political crisis, due to the Israeli government's provocative and intransigent policy in dealing with it, which confirms its lack of credibility in finding real peace with Jordan.