Wallet
Banned
In 1973, Egyptian President Sadat and Syrian President Assad secretly met with King Hussein of Jordan to ask him to join in their invasion plans.
Hussein had expelled the Palestinian leadership from Jordan in 1970 after their attempted coup. He did not like that Sadat planned to give them the West Bank.
Hussein secretly flew to Tel Aviv and met with Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir to warn her of the coming attack on September 25, 1973. 11 days later, the Yom Kippar war started.
What if King Hussein had not flown to Israel to warm them? This makes Israel even less prepared then OTL.
Maybe the POD is no Black September of 1970? Without the attempted coup, Hussein would not have had fears of a Palestinian state on his borders. Another interesting idea is that before Black September, Yasser Arafat was in talks to become Prime Minister of Jordan.
Another question is what if Jordan joins the war? Hussein wanted peace with Israel, but maybe he could come to an agreement with Sadat that this was only to liberate the Sini, Golan Heights, Gaza Strip, and West Bank. With or without Black September, Palestinians make up a majority of Jordan's population. This would be perfect to handle that problem.
Another implication is Iraq. Iraq OTL planned to send Troops though Jordan. With Jordan neutral, they had to go though Syria. By the time the now much smaller force got their, the ceasefire was declared.
With no warning, could the combined Egyptian, Syrian, Jordanian, and Iraqi armies win?
Hussein had expelled the Palestinian leadership from Jordan in 1970 after their attempted coup. He did not like that Sadat planned to give them the West Bank.
Hussein secretly flew to Tel Aviv and met with Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir to warn her of the coming attack on September 25, 1973. 11 days later, the Yom Kippar war started.
What if King Hussein had not flown to Israel to warm them? This makes Israel even less prepared then OTL.
Maybe the POD is no Black September of 1970? Without the attempted coup, Hussein would not have had fears of a Palestinian state on his borders. Another interesting idea is that before Black September, Yasser Arafat was in talks to become Prime Minister of Jordan.
Another question is what if Jordan joins the war? Hussein wanted peace with Israel, but maybe he could come to an agreement with Sadat that this was only to liberate the Sini, Golan Heights, Gaza Strip, and West Bank. With or without Black September, Palestinians make up a majority of Jordan's population. This would be perfect to handle that problem.
Another implication is Iraq. Iraq OTL planned to send Troops though Jordan. With Jordan neutral, they had to go though Syria. By the time the now much smaller force got their, the ceasefire was declared.
With no warning, could the combined Egyptian, Syrian, Jordanian, and Iraqi armies win?