A Good Jordanian POD

What would be a good POD for a TL focusing on the modern Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan that could potentially make it into a major regional power? This means any point after 25 May 1946.
 
Jordan and its Arab allies win Israel on Arab-Israel War.

There was too plans unite Jordan and Iraq so avoid coup and assassination of Iraqi king.
 
By Arab-Israeli War, I assume you mean the first one in 1948. What would happen if David Ben Gurion were killed either before or early into the conflict? How much of a difference would that make to the Israeli war effort? Adding to this, would Mickey Marcus dying early or not going to Israel at all make a difference?
 
Have Black September end with the success of the PLO, or have the Arab Federation survive.

A more interesting pod would be a Free Princes revolt actually gaining traction and developing into an outright civil war. What would Jordan do if their and archnemesis fell into chaos and anarchy?
 
Have Black September end with the success of the PLO, or have the Arab Federation survive.

A more interesting pod would be a Free Princes revolt actually gaining traction and developing into an outright civil war. What would Jordan do if their and archnemesis fell into chaos and anarchy?

How much of a liberal current was there in mid-20th century Saudi Arabia? Could the searching of Prince Talal's residence and his critical press conference in 1962 have led to something substantial?
 
How much of a liberal current was there in mid-20th century Saudi Arabia? Could the searching of Prince Talal's residence and his critical press conference in 1962 have led to something substantial?
The area of the Hejaz was relatively progressive compared to the rest of the nation, and there's also a Shia minority in the eastern provinces.

Unfortunately, Saudi military structure is specifically designed to prevent popular uprisings, so any revolt must have its roots within the government itself.
 
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