CONSTRUCTING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND JORDAN: THE CASE OF THE ‘EILAT PROJECT’

Abstract

Contrary to the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty, the treaty between Israel and Jordan reflectsaspects of normalization. Mechanisms for neighborly relations were established, and foundations for economiccooperation in the tourism industry were created. A new form of a friendly and robust relationship wasestablished in 2014 with the Eilat project’s implementation, which allowed 2000 Jordanian citizens to work in thehospitality industry in Eilat, Israel. Security issues and fear of terror attacks, bureaucracy, nationality, andcitizenship are still part of this sensitive endeavor; however, it seems that the two countries are headed towards awarmer peace.