1. By: Annie Asch and Danielle Lowe

2. General Info The Jordan-Israel Peace Treaty was signed on October 26, 1994 at the southern border of Wadi Araba. The treaty guaranteed Jordan the restoration of its occupied land as well as an equal share of water from the Yarmouk and Jordan Rivers.

3. Negotiations Agreed to transfer to Jordan 50 million cubic meters of water from the northern part of the country. Both countries agreed to alleviate the water shortage by developing new water resources. Both countries were permitted freedom of movement through open roads and border- crossings. Vessels from both countries have the right to passage through water and will be given access to ports. The Strait of Tiran and the Gulf of Aqaba are open to both countries.

4. Negotiations (continued) Israel agreed to respect Jordan’s role in protecting Muslim Holy Shrines in Jerusalem. They also pledged to promote interfaith relations among Jews, Muslims and Christians with the goal of religious understanding and moral commitment.

5. 15 Years After Peace Treaty

6. Financial Costs Because Israel and Jordan were at war, there were some costs. The supplies needed while the 2 were still at war, costed $18.3 billion.

7. Goals Accomplished The goal was to create peace between Jordan and Israel, and that did happen. Along with peace, they also got a lot of other benefits from each other! They also developed common understandings about shared threats and shared needs that are essential of true peace. So they got peace but they also accomplished more than that.

8. Financial Ramifications Jordan owed the United States a bunch of money; so the president at the time, Bill Clinton, said if they signed the peace treaty with Israel, their debts toward to United Stated would be forgiven. They wouldn’t owe anything anymore.

9. Civilian Life Because there was peace between Israel and Jordan, you were allowed to visit the holy places (or any place, really) in each country, where you couldn’t before. It helped tourism! Trade was also allowed, which really helped gain money for each place. They both shared water, and air travel between the two places was finally allowed!

10. Gains and Losses There was a bit of both. Everyone was hoping that this peace treaty would make peace between Israel and all the Palestinian places. The gain was that there was peace with Jordan, but the loss was that, including this treaty, still only 2 places had made peace with Israel, and that was all.

11. Nation’s Reaction The nation was happy with what happened, so everything that was done was definitely worth it.

12. Leaders Involved The main people, or leaders, involved in this peace treaty were: 1.Bill Clinton 2. Hussein I of Jordan 3. Yitzhak Rabin