Egypt, Jordan, and the US aid game
Forced to choose between aid cuts and taking displaced Palestinians, Egypt and Jordan may look for aid elsewhere.
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![Jordan’s King Abdullah II, centre, Prince Hamzah, second left, and others visit the tomb of the late King Hussein to mark the centenary of the establishment of the Emirate of Transjordan [Royal Court Twitter account via AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/AP_21101417820127.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![King Abdullah had chosen Hamzah as his crown prince hours after their father died of cancer in February 1999, but stripped him of the title in 2004 [File: Khalil Mazraawi/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/000_97B84K-2.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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