Jordan ... or where Muslim Brotherhood and Israel meet

Once more King Abdullah II attempts to face the international community with its responsibility regarding the status of the Syrian refugees in his country, which is already suffering huge economic problems. The Jordanian monarch speaks a language of numbers which is scary indeed, particularly with the presence of about five hundred and fifty thousand Syrians because they have family connections in Jordan and they were already in the country before the outbreak of the Syrian revolution. On the other hand, most of those who come now need shelter. Thirty thousand Syrian have been treated in Jordan. Moreover, Jordan has been supplying vaccines for about twenty-five thousand Syrian children, and about seventeen thousand Syrian students have enrolled in Jordanian schools. Obviously, the expenses are too high and we cannot afford all these costs on our own. " King Abdullah II does not only complain; he presents a vision of how to get Syria out of its crisis. "Our priority remains to find a solution, which is based on the peaceful political transition within the framework of international law. This is will be the best guarantee, which is good as a buffer zone and even better," King Abdullah II said in an interview a few days ago with a French news agency. Jordan complained that the Syrian burden seems right, particularly if we take into consideration the limited capabilities of the Jordan kingdom. Thus, there is a need for real Arab and international aid to bear the Syrian refugees’ burden, without ignoring the need for a way out of the current situation, which meets the Syrian people’s aspirations that can be summed up in their words freedom and dignity... Syria does not need a buffer zone that might be imposed at a certain stage; Syria needs "a peaceful political transition of rule." King Abdullah II is a straightforward man. According to him, "the issue is not about an individual but a regime. How will the Syrian people benefit if President Bashar al-Assad left tomorrow and his regime remains?" The issue is not about an individual as much as it is related to the regime, which cannot be reformed in any way. The one who can read between the lines of the King’s words and understands what is being said implicitly, will discover that he is also concerned about Lebanon. It is true that he did not say “Lebanon”. However, he said it implicitly several times and in the following words: "I am very concerned of the possibility of Syria’s disintegration; we have witnessed in the past few months increased sectarian violence. This does not threaten Syria’s unity only; as it might just start to spread the conflict to neighbouring countries that have a similar sectarian structure. We have already witnessed signs that this danger is becoming closer and closer. “What should be done? The answer, "we have to find a way for the political transition process, which will make all the components of the Syrian society, including Alawites, feel that they share and have a role in the country’s future.” King Abdullah II is aware of what is taking place in Syria. He deals with reality. This is what distinguishes King Abdullah from someone like Bashar al-Assad who refuses to admit that he lives in his own world, which has nothing to do with Syria or the aspirations of the heroic Syrian people. King Abdullah deals with reality, the Jordanian monarch tries to be close to Jordan. He tries to inform Jordanians about the advantages and disadvantages of their reality. Thus, he speaks very frankly about the "energy crisis" that occurred "at a time when the prices of fuel and food increased in an unprecedented way." He said that things could not get worse for a country that imports 96 percent of its energy needs as well as 87 percent of its food. “ There are several crises: the energy crisis, food crisis, and gas crisis due to the interruption of Egyptian gas, which has cost Jordan a lot until now. Thus, there is an attempt to find alternative sources of energy. The Jordanian monarch does not hide the fact that Israel was fighting a real war with Jordan in order to prevent it from obtaining nuclear energy within the framework of a peaceful program. Jordan has "a natural resource (uranium), which makes the option of using nuclear energy applicable and useful. It will provide us with a degree of self-dependence." So where to for Jordan? King Abdullah II has confidence in the Jordanians. Once more, he speaks the language of numbers, saying, “We are the leaders in the region in the field of information, communication, technology, the pharmaceutical industry, education, and health. We make and manage 75 percent of the Arabic online content in the region, even though we represent only two percent of the population of the region. " Jordan has battled on several fronts including the Israeli one. This does not prevent king Abdullah II from assuring that the elections are going to be held before the end of the year to “culminate the Jordanian Spring". Despite the campaign that is launched by the Muslim Brotherhood against the country, which coincides one way or another with the Israeli war on the kingdom. In this regard, Abdullah II does not hide behind elegant phrases that add nothing and misleads the Jordanians. The message of the Jordanian monarch, who has spent thirteen years in rule to the Muslim Brotherhood, is clear "you have an option. Either to remain in the street or contribute towards building a new democratic Jordan." Nevertheless, when have the Brotherhood ever been interested in democracy? They become only interested when they find it a tool to obtain power and nothing but power. It is obvious that the ball is in the Jordanians’ court. Do they want to help in overcoming the difficulties, which face their country or want to become a victim of slogans, which will drive them directly to the abyss? Until now, there is a great hope that Jordanians have chosen the path of reason and logic, and this is evident in the large numbers that register in the election records. The decisive moment is approaching. It is likely that chaos will not prevail over the language of figures and realism. --- The views expressed by the author do not necessarily represent or reflect the editorial policy of Arabstoday.