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...King's biggest concern may be how Israel's recent military action suddenly rekindled tensions between his subjects of Palestinian origin, who make up two-thirds of Jordan's 5.2 million people, and the so-called East Bankers of Bedouin stock who form the backbone of Hashemite rule. Protests in support of Yasser Arafat led to attacks on cars and shops, making East Bankers worried they were losing control. Upset that Abdullah refused to break relations with Israel, Palestinians in refugee camps pelted Jordanian police with rocks and taunts of being "Jews" loyal to Israel...
Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud has rounded up a few brothers, sons and friends for a weekend game of lawn bowling. Wearing a Bedouin robe and an incongruous pair of striped Adidas running shoes, the ruler--in fact if not in name--of Saudi Arabia hurls a ball down the turf and coaches a TIME correspondent in the finer points of the sport. "Be careful of the topography," he warns, using his palm to illustrate the hazards. "Even a slight grade can send the ball off course...
...weekend in Saudi Arabia. crown prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud has rounded up a few brothers, sons and friends for a royal game of lawn bowls. Wearing a Bedouin robe and an incongruous pair of striped Adidas running shoes, the de facto ruler of the world's richest oil sheikdom is ready to play. He stands up to the pitch and hurls a weighty ball down the grassy turf with impressive precision. Throughout the afternoon, he is constantly up and down from his chair, despite his considerable girth and advanced age (78). In between throws and sips...
Royal rifts cast an unflattering light on the Kingdom's failure, in its 70 years of stability and prosperity, to evolve institutions capable of running a modern society. Each week Abdullah - unusually for a senior prince - spends an hour or two holding a Majlis, a traditional Bedouin form of consultation. Hundreds of grizzled tribesmen compete to press petitions into Abdullah's hand, requesting help in a land dispute, a medical emergency or a blood feud. "Look at how they shout at him," remarked Abdullah's son Prince Mithab during a recent Majlis. "Where else do you see people talking...
...MIDDLE EAST After a Lull, Violence Returns Tentative steps toward ending more than 15 months of bloodshed stumbled when two Islamic militants stormed an Israeli army outpost near the Gaza Strip, breaking a Hamas-declared suspension of violence in Israel. The attackers killed four soldiers, members of a Bedouin Arab battalion, before being shot dead. In retaliation, Israeli bulldozers destroyed 32 houses in the Gaza refugee camp that had been home to the two assailants and ripped up the runway of the Palestinian-controlled international airport...