'I knew you were Left': Netanyahu, Smotrich attack Liberman over proposed Jordan role in West Bank
The proposal is not the first time Liberman has advocated a Jordanian administrative role in Palestinian areas of the West Bank.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich lashed out at Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman on Wednesday following his proposal for Jordanian involvement in security and administration of West Bank areas. Liberman suggested that Jordan should oversee security in Areas B and C of the West Bank, a stance he had previously expressed.
This proposal drew sharp criticism from Netanyahu and his allies, who urged Liberman to retract the statement immediately. Smotrich accused Liberman of abandoning his supposed right-wing principles and transferring security responsibilities to Jordan. In response, Liberman clarified that his proposal applied to Jordanian administration of Areas A and B, emphasizing the need to maintain Israeli control over Area C. He also proposed an Israeli-Jordanian confederation to manage these areas.
Liberman's proposal is not new; he has previously advocated for Jordanian administration of Palestinian territories in the West Bank, suggesting an arrangement where Jordan governs Areas A and B while Israel manages Area C. This idea stemmed from an earlier plan he proposed in 2024, which involved Jordan administering Area A and Egypt handling the Gaza Strip.
The earlier proposal was based on the failure of the Oslo framework and called for a long-term Jordanian-Palestinian confederation.
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