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[83] The crowds chanted his name, some weeping, others holding his pictures. [99] He was popular in the amateur radio community and insisted that fellow operators refer to him without his title. He also accused him of abusing his powers as regent and crown prince. [63] In late August and early September Hussein visited twelve Western and Arab capitals in an effort to promote a peaceful resolution. [34] Shlaim argues that Hussein had possessed options, but had made two mistakes: the first was in putting the Jordanian army under Egyptian command; the second was in allowing the entry of Iraqi troops into Jordan, which raised Israeli suspicions against Jordan. [2] A Palestinian assassin opened fire on Abdullah and his grandson, amid rumors that the King had been planning to sign a peace treaty with the newly established state of Israel. [73] He was described as being a "benign authoritarian. [52] The talks lasted for a day, after which no progress was made. [58] On 18 April riots in Ma'an spread to other southern towns such as Al-Karak and Tafila, where the New York Times reported that around 4,000 people gathered in the streets and clashed with the police,[58] resulting in six protesters killed and 42 injured, and two policemen killed and 47 injured. [36] Around 200,000 Palestinian refugees fled to Jordan, destabilizing Jordan's demographics. 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[74] He was given six courses of chemotherapy for his lymph gland cancer over a five-month period. Disagreements between the monarchy and the leftist government culminated in March 1957 when Nabulsi provided Hussein with a list of senior officers in the military he wanted to dismiss; Hussein initially heeded the recommendations. [52] Iraqi aid helped Jordan's finances; Hussein had felt it humiliating to keep asking Gulf countries for assistance. [46], Egypt and Syria launched the Yom Kippur War against Israel in the Sinai and in the Golan Heights on 6 October 1973 without Hussein's knowledge. [10], A three-man regency council made up of the prime minister and heads of the Senate and the House of Representatives was appointed until he became 18 (by the Muslim calendar). [70] In 1998 Jordan refused a secret request from Netanyahu to attack Iraq using Jordanian airspace after claiming Saddam held weapons of mass destruction. [79], Upon his arrival in Jordan, after a six-month medical absence from the country, he announced he was "completely cured. After 1967 he increasingly engaged in efforts to solve the Palestinian problem. That really aged me rapidly. [35] Hussein was not there, the CIA director in Amman Jack O'Connell relayed a message threatening the Israelis, and the attempts stopped. [82] The next day, and at his request, he was flown to Jordan where he arrived in a coma after a second bone marrow transplant failed. [27] During the summit Nasser also attempted to convince Hussein to purchase Soviet weapons, but the Americans provided Hussein with tanks and jets instead, with the understanding that they would not be used in the West Bank at Israel's request. Prince Hussein and Princess Salma of Jordan Attend Karlie Kloss and Josh Kushner's Wedding. "[32] Hussein travelled to Cairo on 30 May 1967 and hastily signed an Egyptian-Jordanian mutual defense treaty, returning home to cheering crowds. In 2017, Crown Prince Hussein graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from which his father, King Abdullah, and his grandfather, His Majesty the late King Hussein, had also graduated. He is a man who believed that we are all God's children, bound to live together in mutual respect and tolerance." At home, 1998 was a difficult year for Jordanians: GDP growth had slowed considerably and could not keep pace with an accelerating population growth. [50] In 1978 Hussein went to Baghdad for the first time since 1958; there, he met Iraqi politician Saddam Hussein. [70] Jordan replied that the Geneva Conventions "do not apply to terrorists," and a special operations team headed by Hussein's son Abdullah was put in charge of the operation. Riot police were stationed along the nine-mile-long route to try to hold back the crowds who scrambled for a glimpse of the coffin. Published June 25th, 2019 - 12:08 GMT. [57] In May 1989, just before the elections, Hussein announced his intention to appoint a 60-person royal commission to draft a reformist document named the National Charter. [36] By 11 June Israel had decisively won the war by capturing the West Bank from Jordan, Gaza and the Sinai from Egypt, and the Golan Heights from Syria. [74] He stayed in the clinic until the end of 1998, while his brother Hassan, who had been crown prince since 1965, acted as regent. [73] However, the crackdown led the opposition groups in Jordan to boycott the 1997 parliamentary elections. "[102], Hussein was also an avid fan of motorcycles. [88] He was relentless in pursuit of peace, viewing that the only way to solve the conflict was by peaceful means, excluding his decision to join the war in 1967. [54], The orchestrators of the Intifada were the Unified National Leadership of the Uprising, which issued its 10th communiqué on 11 March 1988, urging its followers to "intensify the mass pressure against the [Israel] occupation army and the settlers and against collaborators and personnel of the Jordanian regime. "[70] Khaled Mashal recovered, but Jordan's relations with Israel deteriorated and Israeli requests to contact Hussein were rebuffed. "[67] Subsequent negotiations culminated in the Israel–Jordan peace treaty, signed on 26 October in a ceremony in Wadi Araba. [23] American troops landed in both Lebanon and Jordan as a show of support for pro-Western regimes in the region against the Nasserist tide. Jordan fought three wars with Israel under Hussein, including the 1967 Six-Day War, which ended in Jordan's loss of the West Bank. [91] By 1999 90% of Jordanians had been born during Hussein's reign. [10] The incident led to protests, and in 1954 Hussein dismissed Mulki amid the unrest and appointed staunch royalist Tawfik Abu Al-Huda. [65] The conference set a framework for negotiations, and PLO representatives offered to accept a Palestinian state under a confederation with Jordan. [84], The UN General Assembly held an Emergency Special Session in "Tribute to the Memory of His Majesty the King of Jordan" on the same day. [43] The PLO in Jordan grew in strength, and by the beginning of 1970 the fedayeen groups started to openly call for the overthrow of the Hashemite monarchy. [44] But the implementation of the plan was to be conditional upon achieving a peace agreement between Israel and Jordan. [68] Hussein's popularity in Israel had peaked after the peace treaty was signed, and he was expected to express support for a candidate. [70] Several dissidents were imprisoned including Laith Shubeilat, a prominent Islamist. [88] Initially, Hussein attempted to unite both banks of the Jordan River as one people, but with the formation of the PLO in the 1960s, it became difficult to maintain such a policy. "[70], On 27 September 1997 eight Mossad agents entered Jordan using fake Canadian passports and attempted to assassinate Jordanian citizen Khaled Mashal, head of the militant Islamist Palestinian group Hamas. If we look at even a flu epidemic, it affected both of us. [23] Hussein, worried about a similar coup in Jordan, tightened martial law. It is not to be confused with. [54] Adnan Abu Oudeh, a Palestinian descendant who was Hussein's political advisor, Prime Minister Zaid Al-Rifai, army chief of staff Zaid ibn Shaker, Royal Court chief Marwan Kasim, and mukhabarat director Tariq Alaeddin, helped the King prepare West Bank disengagement plans. [75] Other incidents included a government scandal involving contamination of the country's water supply. [32], On 5 June 1967 the Six-Day War began after an Israeli strike wiped out Egypt's Air Force. [80] On 24 January 1999, Hussein replaced Hassan with his son Abdullah as heir apparent. [54] In a televised speech on 1 August, Hussein announced the "severing of Jordan's legal and administrative ties with the West Bank," essentially surrendering claims of sovereignty over the West Bank. [9] A special relationship grew between the two. [10] After a reign lasting less than thirteen months, the Parliament forced King Talal to abdicate due to his mental state – doctors had diagnosed schizophrenia. [23] Devastated, Hussein ordered a Jordanian expedition led by Sharif Nasser to reclaim the Iraqi throne,[23] but it was recalled after it was 150-mile (241 km) inside Iraq. [92] Renamed in 2002 to the King Hussein Cancer Center in honor of the late King, the center is a leading medical facility in the region, treating around 4,000 patients each year. [84] Four American presidents were present: Bill Clinton, George H.W. [88] He entrusted some of them with senior posts in the government. [88] From an early age he had to shoulder a heavy responsibility. [2], King Abdullah I, the founder of modern Jordan, did not see in his two sons Talal and Nayef potential for kingship, therefore he focused his efforts on the upbringing of his grandson Hussein. [44] Unlike the unitary state that had existed between the West Bank and Jordan during Jordan's annexation of the West Bank (1950–1967), this plan envisaged two federal entities on each bank of the Jordan River. [14] Nabulsi's policies frequently clashed with that of King Hussein's, including on how to deal with the Eisenhower Doctrine. [52] Saddam was angry at Al-Assad for supporting Iran against an Arab country, Iraq,[52] and Al-Assad was adamant about establishing a union between Iraq and Syria, which Saddam rejected. [9] On 20 July 1951 15-year-old Prince Hussein traveled to Jerusalem to perform Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque with his grandfather.