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Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/2018/06/22/a-quiet-affair/
Israeli Ties with Jordan Kept Quiet
(Israel Hayom) Ariel Kahana - On June 18, King Abdullah of Jordan hosted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Amman. While the Jordan royal house did not publicize the event, they discussed Syrian President Assad's likely return to the Syrian Golan Heights, a development that could send another wave of refugees into Jordan and the Golan into the hands of Iranian militias. With Palestinians comprising 2/3 of the inhabitants of the kingdom, the Palestinian issue is a bigger threat to the Jordanians than it is to Israel Publicly, Israel is kept at arm's length, but the two countries are drawing closer privately. Israel sees the potential collapse of the Hashemite kingdom as a nightmare. So it agrees to keep bilateral ties quiet and give the king all the help it can. Pragmatism trumps honor.