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Target Platform – Ahmad Qatma While the politicization of crises and calamities, as well as the politicization of aid and The Syrian war and Jordan’s damage from it<\/strong><\/p>\n Jordan was greatly affected by the Syrian crisis, as a result of the closure of the borders, Regarding the possibility of establishing a new relationship between Jordan and Syria, in It is not Safadi’s first Arab visit since the earthquake occurred, as the Emirati Foreign Observers believe that Jordan tried, in 2021, to obtain an American exemption from the Jordan has two frameworks, tripartite and quadruple, for joint cooperation with regional Target Platform – Ahmad Qatma The central government in Damascus succeeded to some extent in exploiting the catastrophe of the devastating earthquake on February 6 in Southern Turkey and Northwest Syria and renewed this, on the 20th of the same month, with the am of paving the paths of diplomacy and legitimacy that have gone […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1796,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reports"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nThe central government in Damascus succeeded to some extent in exploiting the
\ncatastrophe of the devastating earthquake on February 6 in Southern Turkey and Northwest
\nSyria and renewed this, on the 20th of the same month, with the am of paving the paths of
\ndiplomacy and legitimacy that have gone lost in the past decade.
\nSo after 12 years of estrangement between Damascus and Amman, the Jordanian Deputy
\nPrime Minister and Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs, Ayman Safadi, visited the
\ncapital, Damascus, and met with “Bashar al-Assad” on the 15th of February, during which
\nhe expressed his solidarity with the Syrian people and further affirmed that he would stand
\nby them in order to surmount the repercussion of the earthquake.
\nAl-Safadi’s visit was considered the first official visit by a Jordanian foreign minister to
\nSyria, since the outbreak of the Syrian crisis in 2011, preceded by a phone call by Jordan’s
\nKing Abdullah II to Bashar al-Assad where he uttered his condolences to the victims of the
\nearthquake.
\nThe visit, according to Safadi himself, was also a station to discuss the bilateral relations
\nbetween Jordan and Syria as well as the determining undergone efforts for the sake of
\nfinding a political solution that would end the crisis, the current catastrophe, and preserve
\nSyria’s unity, cohesion, and sovereignty, in addition to the restoration its security, stability,
\nand role.
\nThe politicization of crisis and calamities<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nrelief work received a lot of attention and attraction among observers, especially with
\nDamascus seeking to exploit the crisis to return to the Arab environment that boycotted it,
\nthe Jordanian political analyst, Salah Malkawi, stated in an exclusive interview with the
\n“Target Media Platform” on the Jordanian minister’s visit, that: “It comes at the heart of
\nmanaging the interests of international relations, some of which are for the purpose of
\nachieving gains, while the other is to invest in the crisis for the purpose of exerting
\npressure on the distressed party and others again are there to open temporary bridges on
\nthe sidelines of the crisis to benefit from it later.\u201c
\nHe added, “I cannot describe the foreign minister’s visit as being short on the humanitarian
\nside. It is true that he offered condolences in the name of the king, his name and the
\nname of the Jordanian people to the Syrian people, but it was an attempt to open
\ntemporary bridges on the sidelines of the crisis to benefit from it later, and this is a
\ncommon practice in International relations, and it is not considered reprehensible from a
\npolitical point of view, despite what some may see as an exploitative position. This is in
\ninternational relations, let alone the relationship between two brotherly and neighboring
\npeoples as well, as in the case of Jordan and Syria, and here it must be recalled that
\nJordan was one of the most affected by the war in Syria politically, economically, socially,
\nsecurity and militarily.<\/p>\n
\nin addition to the presence of more than a million and a half Syrian refugees on its lands,
\nand the decrease in trade exchange from 400 million annually before 2011 to 90 million at
\nthe present time.
\nThis is what “Malkawi” went to by saying: “A great burden has fallen on Jordan, as a result
\nof receiving hundreds of thousands of Syrian brothers, fleeing from fighting and bombing,
\nin addition to the closure of border crossings between the two countries for several years,
\nwhich negatively affected the Jordanian economy as well as the Syrian one, in addition to
\nthe consequences on Jordan has security and military burdens\u201c.
\nHe continued: “We still bear the greatest burden of it until today, and this is not evidenced
\nby the gangs of infiltration and smuggling of weapons and drugs that have never stopped
\ntargeting Jordan and its stability, in addition to reminding the sectarian militias that exist
\nalong the borders in the Syrian territories, whether in Quneitra or Daraa in its western and
\neastern countryside, in addition to the province of As-Suwayda and its valleys\u201c. The
\nJordanian political analyst also mentioned the terrorist groups, saying: “There is no
\nevidence of that, from the killing of the terrorist organization ISIS in the Syrian village of
\nJassem, located in the countryside of Daraa, two months ago\u201c, indicating that \u201e”Yes, the
\nhuman conditions are an opportunity to liberate the political position. These words are
\ncorrect.\u201c
\nNearly Arab consensus<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nlight of what some observers saw as a difference in Jordan’s position on the Syrian crisis in
\nrecent years, when the country distanced itself from the support for the Syrian
\nopposition\u201c. Salah Malkawi” stated that “it is not only Jordan whose position has changed,
\nbut rather the position of all Arabs\u201d. He continued by explaining: \u201cAll Arab countries
\ndiffered in their stances, and they distanced themselves from providing any support or
\nassistance to the Syrian opposition or the fighting factions, especially in Jordan, as we are
\ntalking about the summer of 2018, since the re-instigation of the regime forces\u2019 control
\nover all of Southern Syria under Russia\u2019s auspices. This happened outside the Astana
\nagreement\u201d.
\nHe added: \u201eLet us say that there is almost an Arab consensus that the situation in Syria
\nshould not proceed in this way, and the Syrian people should not continue in this way. In
\nSouthern Turkey, it is like ringing a reminder that there is a forgotten crisis, and that its
\npain has lasted for 12 years, reminding that it must be resolved\u201c.
\nIt was further emphasized that the Jordanian position on the Syrian dilemma is consistent,
\nby stating: 12 years ago, and today, Jordan has been calling for a political solution, and its
\nposition has not changed. The statements of the King, and the current Foreign Minister
\nAyman Safadi or the former Nasser Judeh, have always been repeating, namely that Jordan
\nis calling for a political solution, according to international resolutions issued by the
\nSecurity Council.
\nDamascus and the end of political and diplomatic isolation<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMinister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, also visited the country on the 12th of
\nFebruary, while the US State Department announced the temporary lifting of some
\nsanctions imposed on figures in the ruling regime in Damascus, with the aim of delivering
\naid to those affected by the earthquake as quickly as possible.Accordingly, Damascus is accused of seeking to end its political and diplomatic isolation,
\nand reduce the severity of Western sanctions against it, by investing in the humanitarian
\nsituation in northwestern Syria, as the disaster created a door to break the stalemate in
\nDamascus\u2019s relations in the Arab arena. During his meeting with Safadi, Bashar al-Assad
\nwelcomed any \u201epositive stance\u201d issued by the Arab countries, many of whom have broken
\nup relations with Damascus, since the beginning of the conflict in Syria.
\nIn the context, Malkawi believes that Damascus has “began to really succeed in ending its
\nisolation politically and diplomatically,” adding, “We saw Bashar al-Assad visit Muscat as
\nhead of state, contrary to what we have become accustomed to during the past 12 years.
\nWe saw him on a Syrian plane, not on a plane carrying the flag of the country to which he
\nwill be transferred as happened with Russia previously, and we even saw a Syrian plane,
\nand he acted according to the protocol that he used to follow before 2011, after the Syrian
\nauthorities sent a plane that transported the Syrian officials participating in the visit
\nbefore Bashar al-Assad\u2019s plane arrived. Furthermore, we saw a review of the honor guard,
\nand a public display of the visit, not as before, when It was announced after the return of
\nBashar al-Assad to Syria, but rather it was announced directly,” noting that al-Assad “began
\nto act as if he was a legitimate head of state, and this means a kind of use of the crisis.\u201c
\nJordan and the exception to the Caesar Act<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\u201cCaesar\u201d law, when King Abdullah II met with US President Joe Biden at the \u201cWhite
\nHouse\u201d, where the land borders were opened after the visit, in order to revive transit
\nlines.
\nHowever, the Jordanian analyst “Malkawi” did not agree with this theory, and he said to
\n“Target”: “We did not get an exception. The project was to transfer electricity produced by
\nEgyptian gas to Lebanon via Syria, and this project has not been achieved so far as a result
\nof reservations about it, and I do not think We got an exception. This information is
\ninaccurate. There is an international and Arab understanding of the sensitivity of Jordan’s
\nsituation, due to its poor economic conditions and the burden placed on it as a result of
\nreceiving more than a million and a half Syrians on our lands. This puts pressure on the
\ninfrastructure, the economy and the various sectors. Jordan is moving within almost an
\nArab consensus on the need to return to discussing a real solution to the Syrian crisis, and
\nnot to remain suspended.
\nRegarding the possibility of freezing the Caesar Act now, due to the humanitarian
\nconditions resulting from the earthquake in Syria, Malkawi told Target: “The Americans will
\nnot tolerate its application, especially during the next stage, with the escalation of the
\nRussian-Ukrainian war.\u201c
\nAnd he explained the reasons by saying: \u201cSyria has become a card for competition between
\nthe Russians and the Americans, so I do not think that the Americans may tolerate its
\napplication, but governments are temporary turning a blind eye on the issue because of
\nthe earthquake and the humanitarian conditions, so that they are not held responsible for
\nany humanitarian disasters or tragedies that may occur. As for the political part, the
\nAmericans seek to strengthen their cards in Syria, and the Syrian crisis is going to heat up
\nmore than it is to be resolved, according to the American point of view\u201c.
\nThe new Damascus<\/strong><\/p>\n
\ncountries, and it seems that it aspires for Syria to be part of this joint cooperation, asJordan can only supply electricity to Lebanon through Syria, just as Jordan aspires for
\nSyria, Iraq and Egypt to be part of a large regional project and investment projects.
\nThis was confirmed by “Salah Malkawi” to “Target”, by saying: “It is certain that there are
\nambitions that are not only Jordanian, even Syria, Egypt, Jordan and Iraq. This is the first
\nalliance. In fact, there is an integral part of the project that also includes Syria, but it was
\nnot talked about because of the current conditions; we are talking about the new
\nDamascus, and even the quadripartite partnership also includes Syria, but all these
\nprojects are still stalled in their Syrian part, due to the events in Syria,” adding on the
\nrelationship between Caesar’s sanctions and cooperation frameworks between Jordan and
\nSyria: “I don’t think there will be leniency only by annexing Syria, whether for the tripartite
\naxis or the quadruple axis\u201c.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"