Jordan in Crisis: Hijackings, Fedayeen Clashes, and King Hussein’s Fight for Survival
Jordan - Circa 1970: Documentary on Jordan’s crisis: PFLP hijackings and fedayeen clashes pressure King Hussein. The film traces Hashemite roots, Abdullah’s assassination, Hussein’s rise and modernization, Aqaba port amid Suez closure, and his bid for peace with Arafat. With martial law declared and loyal troops poised, Palestinians unite against the crown, leaving the kingdom’s future in doubt. (Footage by Roberto Machado Noa/Getty Images)





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Credit:
Editorial #:
2253916313
Collection:
Archive Films: Editorial
Date created:
January 01, 1970
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released.ÌýMore information
Clip length:
00:04:53:16
Location:
United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 8-bit H.264 4K 3840x2160 24p
Source:
Archive Films Editorial
Object name:
4k2523
- 1970-1979,
- 4K Resolution,
- Air Force,
- Archival,
- Arts Culture and Entertainment,
- Black And White,
- Blockade - Concept,
- Ceasefire,
- Civil War,
- Conflict,
- Confrontation,
- Crisis,
- Development,
- Documentary Footage,
- Editorial,
- Extremism,
- Film - Moving Image,
- George Habash,
- HD Format,
- Harbor,
- Hijack,
- History,
- Horizontal,
- Jordan - Country,
- King - Royal Person,
- King Hussein,
- Martial Law,
- Militant Groups,
- Palestine,
- People,
- Politics,
- Politics and Government,
- Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine,
- Raw Footage,
- Real Time Video,
- Reform,
- Royalty,
- USA,
- Video with Sound,
- Wedding,
- West Bank - Palestinian Territories,
- Yasser Arafat - Political Figure,