Are you grid enough?

Daled Amos recently commented on the implications of Egypt supplying electricity to Gaza.Now Jordan is set to start supplying electricity to Jericho. Jordan, of course, claims that only humanitarian concerns are involved.

Jordanian officials insisted the Jericho hookup is only to help Palestinians and has no hidden political goal. “It’s meant to meet Palestinian power needs,” said Nasser Judeh, the minister for information.

Maybe, but one observer sees a little more:

But Jordanian political analyst Saleh Zaytoun said the new supply does carry “political overtones.” He called it “reminiscent of the custodianship the countries (Jordan and Egypt) once provided” for the Palestinian territories.

“[C]ustodianship?” Between 1948 and 1967 Egypt and Jordan were holding onto Gaza and the west bank of the Jordan River as custodian for the Palestinians? So that means during those nineteen years the Arabs supported the cause of Palestinian independence and were just holding onto the lands for the benefit of the Palestinian people.

Give me a break. They didn’t care about Palestinian statehood any more then than they do now. Palestinian statehood is a cause that only had resonance once it could be used against Israel. Create a Palestinian state and there’s no need to hate Israel. Of course that hate is important than the state. Even now.

On a side note: The reporters name is Jamal Halaby. Does anyone know if he’s related to Queen Noor?

Crossposted on Soccer Dad.