Habib delivers a lecture to JMI students on the Jordanian-Israeli Peace Treaty

&nbsp;<br /> AFP Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Randa Habib, said that the Jordanian-Israeli Peace Treaty is currently at a standstill on various levels, and that Jordan did not reap its expected benefits, the most important being economic gain.&nbsp; However; she added, Jordan has no vested interest in cancelling the treaty, unless such a course of action comes within the framework of a collective Arab initiative.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> During a lecture delivered to the Master&rsquo;s students at the Jordan Media Institute on the occasion of the&nbsp; twentieth anniversary of the signature of the treaty, Habib noted that the ever-growing extremist parties in Israel are impeding the peace process, and their stance renders the Israeli government unable to carry out or stand by its decisions.&nbsp; She also talked about existing reciprocal security interests driving Jordan to maintain the treaty, and how the treaty can serve as a weapon in the country&rsquo;s hands.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> Habib reviewed some of defining chapters in the Jordanian-Israeli peace process which she was witness to in the context of her work as a journalist. These included accompanying His Majesty the late King Hussein to several pivotal functions such as the Washington Declaration, and having the opportunity to observe the relationship between the King and the former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, highlighting the strong faith they had in peace.<br /> &nbsp;