The Trump administration has given Israel the go-ahead to assume sovereign control over certain areas of the Palestinian-controlled West Bank, including the Jordan River Valley. But as Israel does so, the United States must reassure King Abdullah II of Jordan.

The key here is that both Israel and Jordan are critically important U.S. allies, and American interests in the Middle East require continuing closeness to both.

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