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{{Short description|1972 plan to establish a Jordanian-Palestinian federation}}
'''King Hussein's federation plan''' (in {{lang-ar|المملكة العربية المتحدة}}) was a political program proposed by King [[Hussein of Jordan]] during a speech to [[Parliament of Jordan|Parliament]] on March 15, 1972 that aimed to establish a Jordanian-Palestinian federation, the "United Arab Kingdom" if Israel conceded the control of [[East Jerusalem]] to the Jordanian-Palestinian federation so that it would become the capital of its [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] federal district. Hussein's proposal was rejected by most parties involved soon after it was announced.▼
[[File:King Hussein and Mashour Haditha after battle of Karameh.jpg|thumb|King Hussein (left) inspecting an Israeli tank with Lieutenant General [[Mashour Haditha Al-Jazy]] after the Israeli-Jordanian [[battle of Karameh]] in 1968]]
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== Overview ==
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Nevertheless, King Hussein conditioned the establishment of the United Arab Kingdom in achieving a peace agreement between Israel and Jordan.
Ultimately, King Hussein's proposal was ruled out after it had been rejected by Israel and the [[PLO]], and other Arab states had strongly opposed the plan.<ref>Kamal Salibi, ''The Modern History of Jordan'' (I. B. Tauris, 2006), pp. 251–52</ref><ref>
== Reactions ==
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In the eyes of the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] (PLO), the plan meant an end to the Palestinian struggle and a denial of their own objectives. Its strong opposition was expressed in a statement issued by the PLO's executive committee, which met immediately after the plan was announced:
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The [[Palestinian National Council]] went further in calling for the overthrow of King Hussein: "[we must] engage in a struggle to liberate Jordan from the subservient royalist regime which is a mask for the effective Zionist domination of the East Bank and acts as a hired guardian of the Zionist occupation of Palestine".<ref name= "YL"/>
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Israel's response was immediate and negative. On the same day that Hussein's announcement was broadcast, the spokesman of the Israeli prime minister, [[Golda Meir]], denied that Israel had any involvement with the plan and described it as "negating the cause of peace" and that it "creates obstacles on the road to its achievement." The Israeli Defense Minister, [[Moshe Dayan]], dismissed the announcement as "mere words, which do not open a pathway to any agreement or solution".<ref name= "YL"/>
The following day, Golda Meir made a statement to the Knesset where the plan was debated and a resolution passed.<ref name= "MFA">{{cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Foreign+Relations/Israels+Foreign+Relations+since+1947/1947-1974/37+Statement+to+the+Knesset+by+Prime+Minister+Meir.htm |title=Statement to the Knesset by Prime Minister Meir, 16 March 1972
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=== Arab states ===
The reaction from the Arab world to King Hussein's proposal was hostile. Most Arab states rejected the idea outright and stated that it had been planned in concert with the United States and Israel to undermine the interests of the Palestinians. They also saw the plan as an attempt by Hussein to sign a unilateral Jordanian peace agreement with Israel, separate from the other Arab states.<ref name= "YL">{{Cite book
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Some Arab states, including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, did not immediately come out against the proposal, but its rejection by the Arab world was eventually almost universal.<ref name= "YL"/>
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=LQcOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA305&lpg=PA305&dq=1972+federation+jordan+palestine+hussein&source=web&ots=NVRGfeIXmO&sig=SJdGmVjn6v8_F2Y5C3ae6qTJ7Y4&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result The Palestine Question, Henry Cattan], p. 305▼
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=XLw4ojx4NBUC&pg=PA211&lpg=PA211&dq=1972+federation+jordan+palestine+hussein&source=web&ots=3FUJt37Tta&sig=yvpiX1S0UoNruC3JM_7x-fXyQNo&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result A History of Modern Palestine, Ilan Pappé], p. 211▼
==See also==
*[[Jordanian option]]
*[[Jordanian disengagement from the West Bank]]
*[[Black September]]
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}▼
== Sources ==
▲* [https://books.google.com/books?id=LQcOAAAAQAAJ
▲* [https://books.google.com/books?id=XLw4ojx4NBUC
==External links ==
* [http://alraipress.wordpress.com/2011/08/08/خطاب-الملك-حسين-إلى-الشعب-حول-مشروع-إقا/ King Hussein's federation plan (1972)] - the full original text of the proposal {{in lang|ar}}
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=e93JIwTBjHgC
* [http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Foreign+Relations/Israels+Foreign+Relations+since+1947/1947-1974/37+Statement+to+the+Knesset+by+Prime+Minister+Meir.htm Israeli Prime minister Meir's statement and Knesset Resolution passed in response to the plan (16 March 1972)]
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SfdjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-uQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=996%2C6368123 The Sydney Morning Herald (March 17, 1972)] - contemporary news article reporting the initial reaction to the plan.
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