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| Jordan's king: Israel holding Mideast hostage |
| 2009-04-07 |
| [Jerusalem Post Front Page] Jordan's King Abdullah II said Monday that an Arab peace initiative offers a solution for peace in the Middle East, adding that Israel should seize the opportunity or risk ongoing conflict in the region. "Israel must decide whether they want to observe this opportunity and become integrated in the region or whether they want to remain a fortress ... and keep the Middle East hostage in conflict," Abdullah said in Bucharest, during an official visit. The king met Romanian President Traian Basescu Monday and discussed bilateral issues and the need for peace in the Middle East. The initiative offers Israel recognition by all Arab countries in exchange for withdrawal from territory captured in 1967, the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital and a "just solution" to the problem of Palestinian refugees. Basescu said he and Abdullah also discussed the possibility that Romanian and Jordanian companies start working in Iraq "after the troops retreat but even before". Romania and Jordan signed four documents on bilateral cooperation during the king's visit to Bucharest. They deal with economic cooperation, the mutual protection of investments, cultural and scientific cooperation and environmental protection. Abdullah was accompanied by Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Suhair Al Ali. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 I see your point G(rom). Not really saying much was it. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-04-07 09:09 |
| #4 a "just solution" to the problem of Palestinian refugees The devil is in the details. What would the Paleos would accept as a "just solution" other than the Right of Return™? |
| Posted by: Spot 2009-04-07 08:29 |
| #3 Makes me all warm and tingly inside, Besoeker. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-04-07 08:25 |
| #2 Rhetoric for the mooslim masses. Abdullah is probably more western or pro-American than our very own Barry. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-04-07 07:37 |
| #1 Hey Abdi, just because one of your own is in the White House, doesn't mean you've won. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-04-07 05:20 |