Jordanian King Abdullah II and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas met Sunday in Amman to coordinate their moves against the possible relocation of the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
The two men “discussed the possible ramifications of moving the American Embassy” and agreed to “take a number of measures if the embassy is relocated,” according to the Palestinian Authority’s official WAFA news agency.
U.S. President Donald Trump told an Israeli reporter last week at a pre-inaugural event that he remembered his campaign promise to relocate the embassy.
“Of course I remember what I told you about Jerusalem,” he told the journalist from the Israel Hayom newspaper. “Of course I didn’t forget. And you know I’m not a person who breaks promises.”
Following his meeting with Abdullah in Amman, Abbas announced to reporters, “We have come to an agreement with Jordan on a series of steps that will be taken if the United States moves its embassy to Jerusalem.”
Abbas didn’t offer further details.