ALLENBY BRIDGE

Allenby Bridge: translation

Also known as the King Hussein Bridge, it was named for Sir Edmund Allenby, the British general who commanded theEgyptianExpeditionary Force during World War I. It spans theJordan Riverjust north of theDead Sea. It was central to theopen bridges policyinstituted by Israel after theSix-Day War(1967), whereby Israelis andJordaniansmaintained a high level of commercial contact even in the absence of formal peace. According to the Cairo Agreement of May 1994, access to the bridge is now controlled by Jordan on the East Bank and by thePalestinian Authorityon theWest Bank, with Israeli officials maintaining a presence on the Palestinian side for purposes of security. The bridge remains a principal point of contact between Israelis,Palestinians, and Jordanians.