Jordan and Israel

Peace treaty since 1994

History with Israel

1. 1948Took the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and annexed them in 1950.
2. 1967Joined the Six-Day War and lost both.
3. 1970Black September: Jordan's army fought the PLO and drove it out of the country. Thousands were killed.
4. 1988Gave up its claim to the West Bank.
5. 1994Peace treaty. Only small border adjustments were needed. Israel leased back two farming enclaves, a lease Jordan ended in 2019. The treaty recognized Jordan's special role at Jerusalem's Muslim holy sites.