On 31 July 1988 King Hussain of Jordan renounced all administrative and legal ties with the Israeli‎-occupied West Bank of the River Jordan‎,‎ initiating a turning point in the Middle East peace process‎.‎ In this study‎,‎ Madiha Madfai explores Jordan‎'‎s role in the USA‎'‎s peacemaking efforts during the Carter‎,‎ Reagan and Bush administrations‎.‎ She examines the events culminating in the action of 1988 and convincingly demonstrates a history of anger‎,‎ anguish and frustration with the Middle East peace process that lay behind the Jordanian decision‎.‎ Dr Madfai also assesses the effects the American‎-Jordanian relationship had on stability in the Middle East‎.‎