Jordan’s deep ties with the Palestinian population of the West Bank and East Jerusalem were forged after the Nakba in 1948, during the ‘unity of the two Banks’ period from 1950 to 1967 and after the six-day war of 1967. The Nakba and the six-day war caused large-scale Palestinian displacement. With time, these refugees were integrated into Jordanian society. During the seventeen years of the ‘unity of the Banks’ period, the West Bank was incorporated into Jordan with all West Bank Palestinians being granted Jordanian citizenship. In part as a result of these deep social and political ties, Jordan’s government has remained a staunch supporter of a two-state solution even though its ability to advocate forcefully for this result is constrained by its peace treaty with Israel of 1994 and—in particular—its strategic alignment with the U.S., including its economic and military aid. Overall, the Hashemite monarchy seeks to balance maintaining Jordanian national identity and its international relations with advocacy for Palestinian rights. It has sought to walk this tightrope in part by emphasising its custodianship of Islam’s and Christianity’s holy sites in Jerusalem. Jordan’s policy regarding occupation will come under increasing strain in the near future from Trump-II and the Israeli extreme right, which has already caused domestic debate about the desired level of Jordanian involvement.