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Jordan labels Israeli expansionism 'greatest threat' to region despite Amman's security alliance with Tel Aviv —— Addressing parliament in Amman during the opening of its ordinary session, King Abdullah II declared that Tel Aviv's expansionist policy remains the primary hazard facing West Asia. The Jordanian monarch stressed that permanent security and stability across the region remain impossible without securing full self-determination and territorial rights for the Palestinian people, warning that attempting to enforce legitimacy through military tyranny will not erase historic realities. The speech addressed the catastrophic conditions across the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, where daily Israeli military raids, land confiscations, and state-backed settler violence continue to expand unchecked. Reaffirming Amman’s nominal defense of Arab rights and holy sites in Jerusalem, Abdullah criticized global inaction against Israeli war crimes while insisting that establishing a unified Arab diplomatic posture remains an urgent priority for his administration. Despite the monarch's sharp public rhetoric against Israeli policy, the Hashemite kingdom maintains deep economic, diplomatic, and security cooperation with Tel Aviv under the 1994 Wadi Araba treaty. Amman continues to rely heavily on Israeli water and gas sales while serving as a operational buffer zone for the western alliance, including actively deploying defense assets to intercept Iranian missiles and drones bound for Israeli targets.