▁October , ▁followed ▁by ▁Sy ria ▁and ▁Leb anon ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁October , ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁and ▁Y emen ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 6 th . ▁Ira q ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁was ▁made ▁formally ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 2 th , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁made ▁public . ▁Both ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁the ▁US ▁back ed ▁Jordan , ▁the ▁US ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁mu ft i ' s ▁role ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁could ▁be ▁neither ▁forgotten ▁nor ▁p ardon ed . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁the ▁Jer ich o ▁Conference ▁named ▁King ▁Abd ul lah ▁I ▁of ▁Trans j ord an , ▁" K ing ▁of ▁Arab ▁Palest ine ". ▁The ▁Congress ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁union ▁of ▁Arab ▁Palest ine ▁and ▁Trans j ord an ▁and ▁Abd ul lah ▁announced ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁an nex ▁the ▁West ▁Bank . ▁The ▁other ▁Arab ▁League ▁member ▁states ▁opposed ▁Abd ul lah ' s ▁plan . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Arab - Is ra eli ▁War ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁with ▁the ▁Israel - E gypt ▁Arm ist ice ▁Ag re ement ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁which ▁fixed ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁Gaz a ▁St rip . ▁The ▁All - Pal est ine ▁Government ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁party ▁to ▁the ▁Ag re ement ▁nor ▁involved ▁in ▁its ▁neg ot iation . ▁ ▁In ▁reality , ▁during ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁existence ▁the ▁All -