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By Dr. Izzat Jaradat

Israel's notion of an "alternative homeland" persists in the Israeli mindset, reflecting a deep reservoir of delusions. This mindset fails to grasp the true meaning of homeland and belonging, as many Israelis cling to their second passports from the countries they came from, considering their return at any time. For them, the Palestinian issue boils down to establishing a Palestinian state anywhere outside their homeland. The closest option they see is Jordanian land. This is the recurring Israeli fantasy, resurfacing whenever Israel faces crises, used as a false scare tactic.

Israel’s leadership, whether far-right or otherwise, fails to acknowledge that Jordan is a nation deeply rooted in history. Modern Jordan existed before Israel was established as a European solution to the Jewish question. Jordan, under its leadership and people, was the first to recognize the Jewish threat to Palestine, organizing popular national conferences to oppose Jewish migration and sending volunteers to resist the colonial settlements. The Jordanian Arab Army was the only force that prevented the complete fall of Palestine in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, retaining the West Bank and saving Jerusalem from internationalization. Israel’s deluded leaders fail to realize that Jordan, as a nation, remains unchanged in its identity, leadership, and people.

When King Abdullah II addresses the world from the United Nations and firmly declares that Jordan will never be an alternative homeland, he does so with strong confidence, reaffirming Jordan’s sovereignty. He echoes the words of the late King Hussein after the 1967 war: "Jordan Will Exist."

Israeli leaders remain blind to the reality that Jordan is not an alternative homeland. The Jordanian people are determined to avoid another Nakba, another wave of displacement. The Palestinian people are deeply rooted in their homeland, refusing to leave even if their land is reduced to rubble, as seen in Gaza and the West Bank. These leaders fail to grasp that a people who have struggled for over a century will never surrender their right to a homeland, an independent Palestinian state with a clear identity.

Let these arrogant leaders be silent; we are not a people to be trifled with.