Prince William, the son of British Crown Prince Charles, arrived in Jordan on Sunday on a historic tour that also includes Palestine and Israel. The prince’s plane landed at Marka International Airport, east of Amman, while he was received by Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah, 23, who graduated from the UK Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, which William attended. The British royal will attend a ceremony at the British ambassador’s residence in Amman on the occasion of the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II and will participate in humanitarian activities. He is due to arrive in Tel Aviv on Monday and head to Ramallah on Wednesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly criticized Prince William’s program for his visit, which defines East Jerusalem as part of the Palestinian territories. At the start of a meeting of Likud Party ministers on Sunday, Netanyahu stressed: “Jerusalem is the united and eternal capital of Israel.” The prince is expected to visit the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Church of the Resurrection, the Church of John the Baptist and the Western Wall. He will also meet Netanyahu and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin before a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Israel refused to consider the Buraq Wall, known as the Western Wall, as part of the Palestinian territories. Officials warned that if Britain “dealt with the situation as such, it would face a harsh reaction from Israel.” “Unified Jerusalem has been the capital of Israel for more than 3,000 years ... and any distortion of the statement on this matter will not change the reality,” wrote Minister of Jerusalem Affairs Zeev Elkin of the Likud party. Prince William’s program referred to his visit to the Old City of Jerusalem as part of a visit to the Palestinian Authority, not Israel. The Royal Kensington Palace in London stressed the “non-political nature” of the prince’s visit “in line with all royal visits abroad.” The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants welcomed the British position, which affirmed that East Jerusalem was an inalienable part of occupied Palestine.