ABSTRACT
Jordan's intimate association with the Palestine question has its origins in the very founding of the Emirate of Trans-Jordan in 1921, as part of the British Mandate for Palestine. During the Mandate period, Amir, and subsequently King Abdallah, was deeply involved in matters pertaining to Palestine. In the latter days of Abdallah's reign, during the 1948 war, Jordan occupied the area that was to become known as the West Bank, and then formally annexed it in April 1950. Though Jordan and the PLO still had their differences, the resolutions of the PNC, held in Algiers in November 1988, and the declaration of Palestinian independence were well received in Jordan. The PLO, according to Hussein, was shouldering its responsibilities and had demonstrated its willingness to join in a historical reconciliation between Arabs and Israelis. According to Hussein, the PNC had finally accepted the US conditions for the incorporation of the organization into the peace process.
