Farmers blocked as Israel-Jordan enclave deal expires 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseIsraelis were prevented from entering Jordanian border enclaves on Sunday after a deal allowing farmers to work land there expired, 25 years after a landmark peace treaty. Since the two countries signed the deal in 1994, Jordan has allowed Israeli farmers access to the territories of Ghumar in the north and Baqura in the south under a renewable 25-year arrangement. Since the heady days of Israel’s second peace treaty with an Arab state — after Egypt — relations with Amman have been strained. Opinion polls have repeatedly found that the peace treaty with Israel is overwhelmingly opposed by Jordanians, more than half of whom are of Palestinian origin.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 10, 2019 10:24 UTC