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...million Palestinians who live in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. King Hussein of Jordan had indicated his willingness to consider joining the peace process, but only if he had the backing of the Palestine Liberation Organization. After four meetings in the Jordanian capital of Amman, Hussein and P.L.O. Chairman Yasser Arafat seemed for a time to be on the verge of an agreement. By the end of the week, however, it was clear that they were not. Arafat headed for South Yemen, leaving to two aides the task of telling Hussein that the P.L.O...
...prospects for a broader peace in the volatile and troubled region. After six months of adroit maneuvering to explore their options and bolster their respective positions, climaxing in a surge of diplomatic activity last week, Jordan's King Hussein and Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat met in Amman over the weekend to decide how to respond to the peace initiative presented by President Reagan last September...
...week's biggest uncertainty centered on Arafat's travels. After visiting Morocco, the P.L.O. leader was expected in Amman on March 27 to meet with Hussein. But instead Arafat flew to Saudi Arabia and then to Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait and Syria. Arafat's aim was to shore up Arab support before making any commitment to King Hussein. Arafat did not see Syrian President Hafez Assad, who is strongly opposed to Jordanian participation in peace talks, but he did deliver a fiery speech to a large throng of supporters in Damascus. The next day Arafat arrived...
...King Hussein's turn to keep Arafat waiting. He spent Friday touring agricultural developments in the Jordan Valley with Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said. On Saturday, finally, Hussein received Arafat at the King's hilltop palace, Al Nadwa, overlooking downtown Amman. After lunch with their top advisers, they met for the first of several discussions alone. On leaving, Arafat said only that the meeting had been "positive," but on Sunday, reflecting the shifting nature of their talks, he spoke pessimistically about chances of reaching an agreement with the King...
...dependent on Saudi Arabia and the gulf states for more than $1 billion a year in economic assistance. Hussein, moreover, would be personally even more vulnerable than assassinated Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was after he signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979. Says a European diplomat in Amman: "Jordan is not Egypt. It could not sustain the burdens of isolation...