Since the onset of the current Israel-Gaza crisis, a lot of discussion has gone on as to why Egypt had been refusing to open its border to Gazans, despite international pressure. A lot was also made of the Jordanian King’s so-called snubbing of President Biden in the aftermath of the attack when a conference with Biden and Arab leaders was cancelled. Let’s explore both these aspects of the situation: and, in particular, the important context that was being omitted from a lot of the major media coverage of these events, as well as how all of this might relate back … Continue reading ‘GREATER ISRAEL’: Jordan, Egypt & the Geopolitics of the Israel-Gaza War…