US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz discussed “the need for stability in the West Bank” during a meeting yesterday with Jordan’s King Abdullah, according to an American readout.
This appears to be a reference to Israeli settler violence against Palestinians, which the Trump administration has gradually and gingerly begun weighing in on, as the phenomenon has continued on a near-daily basis with almost complete impunity.
Waltz was in Jordan for meetings with senior officials in the Hashemite kingdom, primarily to discuss the implementation of US President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan, along with the humanitarian situation in the Strip.
Waltz, whose wife is Jordanian, “thanked the king for all of Jordan’s efforts to bring humanitarian relief to Palestinians,” the US readout on yesterday’s meeting says.
Waltz crossed the Allenby Crossing into the West Bank this morning and is in Israel for meetings with top officials today.
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