The Danger of People Starving to Death Is Greater than the Danger from the Virus

Author:
Susanne Koelbl and Maximilian Popp

Jordan is concerned about the security of the country's food supplies in the crisis triggered by the coronavirus. In an interview with DER SPIEGEL, King Abdullah II discusses the pandemic and warns U.S. President Donald Trump against trying to implement his peace plan for the Middle East.

The King of Jordan, Abdullah II, 58, is currently dealing with two crises. Like the rest of the world, his country is facing the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, Abdullah is facing down the prospect of a one-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, as de facto suggested by U.S. President Donald Trump.

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