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Israel and Jordan Ignore Peace Treaty Anniversary
(Times of Israel) Raphael Ahren and Adam Rasgon - On Oct. 26, 1994, Israel and Jordan ended decades of enmity and bloody wars when they signed a Treaty of Peace. Yet neither country is doing anything significant to celebrate the historic 25-year milestone. Among the Jordanian public, the treaty was always regarded with resentment and suspicion. Relations between Amman and Jerusalem have never been frostier, analysts warn. Bilateral trade is declining. Despite the efforts of Jordan's King Hussein, and, to a lesser extent, his successor, many Jordanians have never accepted Israel's legitimacy. However, security and intelligence cooperation between Amman and Jerusalem is solid. Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Baruch Spiegel told the Times of Israel on Thursday: "There is a close daily connection on security issues between Israel and Jordan, which has contributed significantly to regional stability. This successful security coordination has made Israel's border with Jordan its quietest border, which has allowed for many other forms of cooperation related to agriculture, ecology and the environment to exist." Spiegel added that Jordan and Israel are able "to quickly deal with and solve security issues." Israel's border with Jordan is its only frontier not partly supervised by UN peacekeepers.