Peloni: The best fate for the Arab Palestinians is for the Jordan Option to become operational with Mudar Zahran replacing the feckless, unstable, Islamist supporting Hashemite regime.
Mudar Zahran is a Jordanian Palestinian politician living in exile. He heads the Jordanian Opposition Coalition. He previously served as an economic specialist and assistant policy coordinator for the U.S. embassy in Amman. Zahran is a Ph.D. in political science — the Arab-Israeli conflict.
@Peloni The Zahran family is a tribe? Is that bigger than a clan? Does every member of the Zahran tribe share Mudhar’s politics and influence? How big is this tribe?
@Sebastien
I believe the term tribe and clan are synonymous. The extended Zahran tribe is very large. I think the answer is that no group of people should be accepted as being a monolith, but I also think it is clear that Mudar would have his own faction set in power as is true of all nations around the Middle East.
The alternative paradigm to Mr Zahran’s thesis is to change the Arab’s mentality. The time has arrived for Arabs to acknowledge and embrace complete defeat. This is not about a negotiated compromise or a “win-win” outcome with Israel—it is about unconditional surrender and clear recognition of past failures. From 1948 to 1967, and continuing up to 2025, Arabs have consistently faced total defeat in conflicts with Israel.
Israel’s superiority is evident across all facets of civilization: technology, science, governance, and political stability. Historically, Israelis have maintained sovereignty over the land without destroying Islamic mosques, such as Al-Aqsa, or Christian churches, and they have never employed nuclear weapons against Arab states—even when these states launched wars against them and suffered defeat.
The current situation in Gaza is fundamentally different—it is a chaotic battlefield where combatants can hide among civilians. One must ask: what would Saddam Hussein have done if he had possessed nuclear weapons? The answer underscores a simple truth: the path of jihad has repeatedly proven futile. It is time to accept reality. Anyone who defies this logic acts against the progress and civilization of the Middle East.
People living in Israel or its vicinity should recognize the benefits of being under Israel’s governance—a rule characterized by wisdom and order. The principle is straightforward: do not resist your master. Accept the roles that history and power have assigned.
@Jaleel_Tagreeb They have a religious motivation. They are not concerned with material benefits or a better life if it conflicts with that. They don’t think like us or share our values. This is the oldest fascist movement in the world. But they understand us and use that to manipulate us. Problem is we don’t believe what they say and don’t take them seriously as adults who know what they want.
They have never once deviated from Arafat’s staged plan.
https://iris.org.il/plophase.htm
@Jalal
The alternative paradigm to Mr Zahran’s thesis is to change the Arab’s mentality.
There is no means by which you might easily or quickly achieve such a thing as this. Domination by Israel will provide a deterrence, but only because the Arabs fear being laid low once again. As the former PM of Jordan once stated clearly, given the opportunity they would destroy Israel, this no matter what agreement was entered into. Israel has but one alternative to secure its future, and that is to maintain its military dominance in the region, period. By doing so, the Arabs may, over time, come to adopt the mindset created by the moderate Sunni states, but even these moderate Sunni states are today calling for Israel to carve out a haven from which Hamas and PA might make their next assault upon Israel.
So, yes, let us try to change the minds of the weaponized savages which self describe as Arab Palestinians, but to do so requires time and leadership, as well as a place of isolation away from the target of their well trained psychopathy, namely Jews. The Jordan option provides for all of this with Mudar Zahran leading the effort to stamp out the nazism which today festers in the minds and imaginations and ambitions of the Islamonazis in Gaza and Judea and Samaria.
His views are extremely far from reality; in fact, he is totally disconnected from reality. He is definitely not the right person to rule Jordan. He approached the issue from the wrong angle.
@Jalal
What do you mean by the wrong angle?
The entire premise of the JO is poised to eliminate jihadi control of both the education and social structures in Jordan, while also providing a zero tolerance for any semblance of support for Jihad, terrorism, or antisemitism in Jordanian society.
Mudar, having been a target for Abdullah’s Islamist allies for many years now, makes him the ideal candidate to adopt a govt which will specifically target every aspect of political Islam in Jordan, specifically because it is this very intolerance of intolerance which will prolong his life, the life of his family and longevity of his regime.
@peloni1986
Jordan has a peace treaty with Israel, and everything is settled. Both Jordan and Israel are committed to implementing the terms of this peace treaty, which is mandated by international law.
Jordan is committed to eliminating jihadi control of both the education and social structures in Jordan, while also providing a zero tolerance for any semblance of support for Jihad, terrorism, or antisemitism in Jordanian society. In the same way, Israel and other Western countries are committed to the same goals in their societies in one way or another. However, we appreciate that this is not an easy task for some countries and will take time. In Arab societies, this will take more time. What we should look at is long-run progress, not setbacks that happen every now and then. Compare Jordan in 1948 and 1967, to Jordan in 2025. It is not the same.
The internal structure of Jordan, demographically, politically, socially, and culturally, is orthogonal to Mr Zahran’s superficial views; he is holding the stick from the edge. Merging the two societies in the way he suggests will lead to a civil war between the Jordanians and Palestinians, and this will demolish all previous efforts and disturb the whole region. It will destroy what has been built so far. The regime in Jordan is holding the stick from the middle and trying to satisfy everyone.
@Jalal
Forgive the delayed response.
This is not true. While the peace treaty does exist, various clauses are routinely violated with aplomb. Not least of these violations was the Jordanian diplomatic service acting to arms and fund Pal terror cells who where butchering Jews on the street of Israel. Beyond this, Abdullah and his wife have each taken to inciting propaganda towards the delegitimization of Israel. These violations are routine, and currently constantly applied. More than this, it was Abdullah’s propaganda calling for violence against Israel which set off the May 2021 War of Riots and Rockets which was coordinated with attack against Israel from both Gaza and from the Israeli Arabs as well. All of these are gross violations of the treaty between Israel and Jordan, demonstrating the lack of fidelity which the Hashemites have provided to their responsibilities under the treaty.
Well, given that the king’s diplomatic currier, a close associate of the king, was caught smuggling arms and gold into Israel, I think this statement is pretty clearly false. What is more, UNRWA and the Muslim Brotherhood have been present in both the social structures and teaching mechanisms in Jordan, which clearly disputes your claim that Jordan has “a zero tolerance for any semblance of support for Jihad, terrorism, or antisemitism in Jordanian society”.
Mudar has put on too much weight. He needs to go on a diet and get more exercise if he s ever live long enough to become Jordan;s leader.
I believe that Mudar has always been more important to Mudar in making Jordan a democracy. If a democratic republic ever succeeds the present monarchy, and Mudar is still alive and in good health, he will run for the office, But one of his numerous colleagues and rivals within the democratic opposition to the monarchy wins the election, he will of course by disappointed, but will neverless give his full support to the winner.
@ Adam
There will be a period of non representative govt lasting at least a few decades. The obviously savage aspect of the Pals requires at least this long, if no longer.
@Peloni
@Adam D.
Ted made the point in more than one of his videos, that Mudar would have to be installed in a bloodless coup by a president of the U.S. – he hoped that would be Trump – which controls the Jordanian army and the King and his family would be told to go to their properties on the Riviera where they spend most of their time anyway and stay there. The royal family is only about 80 people.
It will need to be a dictatorship for a while. (I think “a while” is an understatement) My question is if he gets assassinated – though I know that never happens in the Middle East – but, hypothetically, what then?
I’m reminded of the Bob Hope comedy, Where There’s Life (1947) (with Signe Hasso, William Bendix)as Michael Joseph Valentine, and George Couloris
“Overview
Michael Valentine (Bob Hope) is happily employed as a radio show host in New York City and is set to marry his sweetheart, Hazel (Vera Marshe). But his life is turned upside down when a distant and unknown relative, the king of Barovia, is shot in an assassination attempt. Now Michael must take up the crown, but first he must make it out of Manhattan with lovely General Grimovitch (Signe Hasso), avoiding would-be killers as well as Hazel’s tough policeman brother (William Bendix).”
Original trailer:
https://youtu.be/MIvKrzz60_w?si=fQ5XT8sum_mDqjd8
Full movie
https://youtu.be/WlyI-ylv_L8?si=U0BnTQBpTm–kgo9
@Sebastien
The Zahran tribe in Jordan is extensive, unlike the Hashemite family which is comprised of a couple dozen. A relative of Mudar’s would easily be able to take his place.
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