Jordan and Palestine: union (1950) and secession (1988)
(2022)
Book Chapter
Kattan, V. (2022). Jordan and Palestine: union (1950) and secession (1988). In J. Vidmar, S. McGibbon, & L. Raible (Eds.), Research Handbook on Secession (275-292). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788971751.00028
This chapter revisits the decision by King Hussein of Jordan in 1988 to recognise the right of the Palestinian people to secede from Jordan to establish an independent state in East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. Surprisingly, internat... Read More about Jordan and Palestine: union (1950) and secession (1988).