Gerald Templer failed in 1955 to convince this country to join the Baghdad Pact, and a 1957 crisis forced this country's prim
Gerald Templer failed in 1955 to convince this country to join the Baghdad Pact, and a 1957 crisis forced this country's prime minister, Sulayman Nabulsi, out of power. This country, whose "Arab Legion" was commanded by an Englishman nicknamed Glubb Pasha, was occupied in 1958 by British troops to protect its government. Avi Shlaim famously alleged that this country's ruler colluded with (*) David Ben-Gurion in 1948 to allow Israel to seize land, but in 1988 this country renounced its claims to the land it had occupied in 1948, and in 1994 it recognized Israel. The only remaining Hashemite monarchy in the Middle East, it was long ruled by King Hussein. For 10 points, identify this country now ruled by King Abdullah, whose capital is Amman.
Gerald Templer failed in 1955 to convince this country to join the Baghdad Pact, and a 1957 crisis forced this country's prime minister, Sulayman Nabulsi, out of power.
Hashemite Kingdom of {Jordan} [or al-mamlakah al-{urduniyyah} al-hashimiyyah]