ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

King Hussein's federation plan

Okay, kiddo, let me explain King Hussein's federation plan in a way that is easy for you to understand.

King Hussein was a leader of a country called Jordan. He had an idea to bring together a group of countries in the Middle East to create a bigger country called a federation. The countries he wanted to include were Jordan, Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza.

Now, creating a federation is like creating a big family where everyone shares their things and works together. The idea was that these countries would join forces and work together for the good of the people. They would share resources like water, electricity, and trade with each other.

However, not everyone agreed with this idea. Some people thought it would be difficult to bring these countries together, and others were worried about losing their own independence.

In the end, the federation plan didn't happen, but King Hussein's idea was to create unity and cooperation between countries that had been in conflict for a long time.