Jordan's King Abdullah II warned on Wednesday of an "coming" Palestinian uprising, in light of the upcoming Israeli government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu's pledge to boost settlement activity in the occupied West Bank.
The King of Jordan expressed his concern about the possibility of a third Palestinian uprising, adding - in an exclusive interview with the American network "CNN" (CNN) - that this would mean "a complete collapse of law and order."
He also stressed that "neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians will benefit from the uprising."
The Jordanian monarch said that "the Israeli people have the right to choose who leads them," noting that he will work with anyone and everyone "as long as we can bring people together."
And yesterday, Wednesday, the Israeli Prime Minister-designate announced that his prospective government will work to strengthen settlements in the occupied West Bank.
During the presentation of the new government's policy in the Knesset, Netanyahu stressed that it will work to strengthen and develop settlement throughout what he called "the land of Israel" in the Galilee, the Negev, the Golan and the West Bank, saying that this is an exclusive and indisputable right of the Israeli people, as he put it.
Netanyahu's announcement confirms local and international fears of an increase in settlement activity under a right-wing government that many describe as the "most extremist" since the establishment of Israel in 1948 on occupied Palestinian lands.
Today, Thursday, the Israeli Knesset (parliament) will vote to give confidence to the Netanyahu government.