Jordanians palestinians and the hashemite kingdom in the middle east peace process adnan abu odeh january 2001 domes digest of middle east studies 10299 101. The hashemite kingdom of jordan has long been a cornerstone of middle east stability wielding significant political and strategic influence in the region as a small country with a weak economy bordered by syria iraq saudi arabia israel and the occupied palestinian territories adroit diplomacy is one of its key national resources. Jordanians palestinians and the hashemite kingdom in the middle east peace process adnan abu odeh p r kumaraswamy rer srnce krng abdullah i annexed the west bank the fate of jordan has been interactably linked to the palestinian problem and if the questron is a foreign policy agenda for other arab countries rt has been a domestjc agenda . Adnan abu odeh jordanians palestinians and the hashemite kingdom in the middle east peace process washington dc united states institute of peace press 1999 pp 340 3750 cloth 1995 . The territory known eight decades ago as the british mandate of palestine which later split into palestine and transjordan and emerged after the 1948 arab israeli war as israel and jordan now seems destined to add a third state palestine but even if that happens the palestinians those arabs tracing their roots to the west of the jordan river will remain a significant minority in