By Andrew L. Jaffee

Hamas is getting further isolated — today, by the Arab country of Jordan. From the BBC:

Palestinian officials have criticised Jordan’s decision to cancel a visit to Amman by Foreign Minister Mahmoud Zahhar of the Hamas militant group.

Amman announced it had postponed the trip indefinitely after discovering arms and explosives it said were smuggled into Jordan by Hamas members.

It said this was proof that Hamas had been saying one thing and doing another in its dealings with Jordan. …

Jordanian officials said the weapons were seized in the last couple of days and included “missiles, explosives and automatic weapons”.

The Beeb adds:

Correspondents say the Jordanian leadership privately supports US-led efforts to isolate the Palestinian government unless Hamas changes its anti-Israeli policies.

Note that Jordan has full diplomatic ties with Israel. The Arab nation also has a free trade agreement with Israel.

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Related: Israel, Arab/Muslim World, Palestinians

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