The Secret Negotiations between Israel and Jordan over Routine Security Measures, 1967–1971

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Israel Studies Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI:10.2979/is.2023.a903074

Moshe Shemesh

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ABSTRACT: The phenomenon of the secret bilateral negotiations that took place between Israel and Jordan over routine security measures was unique in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Israel had exhorted Jordan to suppress the Palestinian organizations' Fidaʾī activity, and the expectation was high that the combination of political pressure and military retaliation would force King Hussein to quell the Fida'iyyun. The Israelis tried to differentiate between the Fida'iyyun and the political situation while the Hashemite regime sought to restrain Israel's responses by laying out its efforts to suppress Fidaʾī activity. King Hussein's strategy hinged on progress in the political arena and a corresponding ability or intention to suppress the Fida'iyyun without destabilizing his regime. Although the IDF ousted the guerrillas from the West Bank and blocked them from the Jordan Valley and the eastern border, it failed to eliminate them, and the mortar fire and rocket barrages on Beit She'an and the Jordan Valley settlements persisted until the eruption of civil war in Jordan in September 1970. In this regard, Israel's policy of retaliation was unsuccessful, and the guerrilla bases were ultimately eradicated by and large due to the threat they posed as "a state within a state" to the Hashemite regime. The talks between Israel and Jordan are examined here via the diaries of Yaakov Herzog who was Director of the Prime Minister's Office.

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1967-1971年以色列和约旦关于例行安全措施的秘密谈判

摘要:以色列和约旦就日常安全措施进行秘密双边谈判的现象在阿以冲突中是独一无二的。以色列曾劝告约旦镇压巴勒斯坦组织的Fida'iyyun活动，人们高度期望政治压力和军事报复的结合将迫使侯赛因国王镇压Fida'iyyun。以色列人试图将Fida’iyyun和政治局势区分开来，而哈希姆政权则试图通过努力压制Fida’iyyun的活动来限制以色列的反应。侯赛因国王的战略取决于政治舞台上的进展，以及在不破坏其政权稳定的情况下镇压伊斯兰革命运动的相应能力或意图。虽然以色列国防军把游击队赶出了西岸，并把他们挡在约旦河谷和东部边境之外，但却未能消灭他们，对贝特舍安和约旦河谷定居点的迫击炮和火箭弹袭击一直持续到1970年9月约旦爆发内战。在这方面，以色列的报复政策没有成功，游击队基地最终基本上被铲除，因为它们对哈希姆政权构成了“国中之国”的威胁。通过总理办公室主任Yaakov Herzog的日记，我们可以了解以色列和约旦之间的会谈。

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期刊介绍： Israel Studies presents multidisciplinary scholarship on Israeli history, politics, society, and culture. Each issue includes essays and reports on matters of broad interest reflecting diverse points of view. Temporal boundaries extend to the pre-state period, although emphasis is on the State of Israel. Due recognition is also given to events and phenomena in diaspora communities as they affect the Israeli state. It is sponsored by the Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University, in affiliation with the Association for Israel Studies.