But then is the Palestinian rebellion canon? The timeline is so confusing some canon plot lines mention or are based on non-canon actions or countries.
Asides from that person, no one ever mentioned an independent Jordan. I would favor it being part of Palestine, as it was only created following WWI due to British interests (irl, that is).

[quote]More than likely, we'll be rendering Australia a blank slate.[/quote]

We can maybe retain the ideas, like a socialist fever, and tensions between East and West Australia, without making it quite so strange as it really was.