Netanyahu called for no more water to be sent to Jordan

According to Fars News Agency’s International Group, former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly criticized the Tel Aviv-Aman agreement.

Tel Aviv Minister of Energy Karin Al-Harar traveled to Jordan yesterday and met with Amman’s Minister of Water Mohammed al-Najjar to sign an agreement to transfer more water to Jordan, according to which the amount of water coming in from the occupied territories next year Jordan to increase by 50 million cubic meters and if possible extend this agreement for another two years.

According to the news site «خبرنیThe former Prime Minister of the Zionist regime strongly criticized this action on his Twitter account on Tuesday evening.

“In these days when Jordan is consolidating its relations with Iran, Bennett has today doubled the amount of water that Israel sends to Jordan, without taking any political concessions to Israel,” Netanyahu said.

Of course, this is not the first time that Benjamin Netanyahu has opposed sending water to Jordan. Hebrew-language sources also reported during his prime ministership that Netanyahu opposed the agreement to send water to Jordan.

Jordan, meanwhile, is short of 15 million cubic meters of water and has made great efforts to buy water from the Israeli regime in recent years; But each time, he faced opposition from former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Former Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister Mamdouh Ebadi told the Middle East in August that the United States was trying to turn the change of government into an opportunity to improve relations with Tel Aviv and Amman; An opportunity that did not exist under Netanyahu, and on the other hand, there is a good atmosphere between Jordanian officials and current US officials.

The former Jordanian official added: “If the Americans put pressure on Israel, there will undoubtedly be a movement on the issues that have stalled, such as the two-state solution and the cessation of settlements, and Jordan could also play an important role in “The Palestinian Authority should resume talks with Israel.”

The issue of water has always been a contentious issue between Jordan and the Israeli regime, so that in a secret meeting between Naftali Bennett and Abdullah II, which was revealed by the Hebrew media, Prime Minister Tel Aviv told the King of Jordan that Israel was ready to Jordan sells water. What Netanyahu was opposed to.

Hebrew-language media reported at the time that the new Israeli prime minister had used the issue of water to improve relations with Jordan.

Water is a vital issue for Jordan. According to the “Wadi Arabah” compromise agreement in 1994, it was decided that the Zionist regime would draw water from the Jordan River and send it to Jordan during the drought seasons; But under Netanyahu, Jordan could hardly meet some of its water needs from the Jordan River, and the former Israeli prime minister had repeatedly threatened to “leave Jordan thirsty.” Jordan is currently facing a severe water shortage and, according to the Ministry of Water, needs 900 million cubic meters of water, of which it has only been able to obtain 400 million cubic meters.

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