Jordan: Plans to annext West Bank?

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DEBKAfile’s Middle East sources reveal: The coming buzzword at the court of Abdullah in Amman is “wilaya” – the old Ottoman term for province.

In process of dividing kingdom into three wilayas, Abdullah is mulling fourth on the West Bank if breakdown of order under Abbas or Hamas victory in July 17 poll sparks crisis.

Abdullah views Hamas (Muslim Brotherhood) takeover in Ramallah as threat to throne. A West Bank wilaya would open way to fresh thinking on Jewish settlement blocs.

There is also the "special report" as well.

But according to our Amman sources, Abdullah thinks the Palestinian Authority under Abu Mazen is sinking rapidly and may be beyond saving. What interests him most is the July 17 Palestinian election and its potential impact on stability in his kingdom given his large Palestinian population. Hamas’ prospects of sweeping the election improve as Abbas weakens. Of one thing Abdullah is certain: he cannot afford a Hamas takeover of Palestinian government in the West Bank and Gaza. The Palestinian Hamas terrorist group is not isolated or autonomous; it is a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, a worldwide jihadist movement whjch is strongest in the Arab world. A Brotherhood-dominated government in Ramallah would point a knife at the Hashemite throne in Amman.

Abdullah is therefore turning over the possibility of Jordan moving in to fill the power vacuum that would be formed on the West Bank by Abu Mazen’s downfall.

I find this unlikely. It just does't add up. Verification needed later

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