Jordan-Israel treaty 30th anniversary - in pictures


  • US president Bill Clinton applauds Jordan's King Hussein and Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin after the peace treaty signing at Wadi Araba border area, on October 26, 1994. All photos: Reuters
    US president Bill Clinton applauds Jordan's King Hussein and Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin after the peace treaty signing at Wadi Araba border area, on October 26, 1994. All photos: Reuters
  • Israeli workers unload a road sign directing traffic to the new border crossing between Jordan and Israel in 1994. The deal provided water and an economic boost to Jordan
    Israeli workers unload a road sign directing traffic to the new border crossing between Jordan and Israel in 1994. The deal provided water and an economic boost to Jordan
  • King Hussein and Mr Rabin share a joke. The personal connection between the men made the deal possible
    King Hussein and Mr Rabin share a joke. The personal connection between the men made the deal possible
  • Marwan Muasher, Jordan's first ambassador to Israel, is welcomed by Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres in April 1995, after walking across the Jordan River bridge into Israel
    Marwan Muasher, Jordan's first ambassador to Israel, is welcomed by Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres in April 1995, after walking across the Jordan River bridge into Israel
  • Mr Rabin, King Hussein, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and Palestine Liberation Organisation chairman Yasser Arafat pose for a picture, a scene that appeared unthinkable before the 1994 treaty
    Mr Rabin, King Hussein, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and Palestine Liberation Organisation chairman Yasser Arafat pose for a picture, a scene that appeared unthinkable before the 1994 treaty
  • King Hussein and Mr Rabin in conversation on the shore of the Sea of Galilee in November 1994, a few weeks after the treaty was signed
    King Hussein and Mr Rabin in conversation on the shore of the Sea of Galilee in November 1994, a few weeks after the treaty was signed