Interesting that this was published on Oct 7th, the day before the outbreak of violence at the Temple Mount. (In his previous re-blogged post, Joel scrutinises the important role played by his ‘Key Person for 2014’ in working to bring calm into the situation.)
A key man to watch: Jordan’s moderate King Abdullah II.
On January 10th of this year, I began writing a series of columns on key people in the epicenter who I planned to keep an eye on in 2014. The first name on my list was Jordan’s King Abdullah II.
Sure enough, the King has proven himself a central player in a region set aflame by the forces of Radical Islam this year.
As the flames get higher, several critical questions come to the fore:
- Will ISIS or other Radical groups try to topple the King and raise their black flag over Amman?
- Will the U.S., NATO and other allies stand closely together with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, one of our most important allies in the region, to make sure this does not happen?
- Will the U.S., Israel and Sunni Arab countries such as Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia — as well as some…
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