Senior Ya'alon adviser voices concern for Jordan's stability
None
A senior adviser to Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon has voiced concern for Jordan's future stability given encroaching Islamist-led insurgencies in the region, a departure from Israel's customary reticence about its neighbor and security partner.
"There is a stable regime in Jordan, which is dealing with dramatic challenges," Amos Gilad, senior regional adviser to Ya'alon, said in an interview with the Israel Defense journal.
But while Israeli officials generally limit themselves in public to extolling Amman's conduct, Gilad noted the big influx to Jordan of refugees from next-door Syria and Iraq, where Islamic State insurgents have set up fiefdoms.
"There is no doubt that ISIS is trying to penetrate (Jordan) from there, on a small scale for now," he said.
"So they have worries. We should also be worried, but there is no way of not being impressed by their capabilities, military and otherwise."
