Twenty four years have passed since Israel and Jordan signed a peace treaty, yet the two countries remain fundamentally divided by the Palestinian issue. Jordan and Israel sought to present a model of a “warm” peace. However, a glance at the recent past reveals why today a genuine peace between the two countries is still far from reality.

The peace treaty has so far survived the many strains placed upon it by regional developments. Nevertheless, Israeli leaders have yet to realize that the bilateral relationship with Jordan cannot be isolated from the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

The objective of this book is twofold: Firstly, it assesses the development of the Israeli-Jordanian relationship in the period before and after the signing of the peace treaty. Secondly, it analyses whether the two countries are likely to clash or whether they can continue to peacefully manage their fundamental differences in a more and more challenging region.