ABSTRACT
Following the Palestinian intifada that exploded in late September 2000, dozens of anti-Israeli solidarity protests erupted throughout the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Given the sizable Palestinian population living in the kingdom and geographical proximity to the West Bank, the demonstrations were not unexpected. Because many Palestinians hold Jordanian citizenship and the kingdom hosts a number of large Palestinian refugee camps, the Palestinian issue has always been important to Jordan’s domestic and foreign policy. As a result, the impact of the intifada and concomitant Israeli responses inevitably spilled over into Jordan.
