Word: jordanian
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...settle the destiny of 1.3 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...
...beginning of his latest talks with Hussein, Arafat described the political difficulties he faces, not only from P.L.O. hard-liners but from a number of Arab states as well. Hussein then asked Arafat if he would endorse Jordanian participation in U.S.-sponsored peace negotiations, whose aim would be to establish a future relationship between Jordan, the West Bank and Gaza. Arafat replied that he could not give the King a mandate to speak for the Palestinians. Arafat reportedly also put aside the idea of authorizing certain Palestinians who are not members of the P.L.O. to participate in future negotiations. When...
...good. But after four sessions Arafat abruptly asked for an adjournment and left for Kuwait. Unperturbed, Jordanian officials announced that the talks would be "completed" when Arafat returned later in the week. But the P.L.O. leader did not come back. For the moment at least, he seemed unable to make a move that might alienate hard-liners within his organization and possibly provoke a split. That appeared to leave Hussein with the toughest decision of all: whether to take the bold and dangerous step of joining the peace process...
...Jerusalem two weeks ago when the Israeli Cabinet decided to build eight new settlements, some in heavily populated Arab areas. But the most glaring symbol of American lack of clout is Lebanon, where the U.S. has struggled without result to get a withdrawal agreement satisfactory to Israel. Said a Jordanian politician: "If the U.S. cannot push the Israelis out of Lebanon, why should anyone believe it can get them out of the West Bank...
...bridge the Reagan initiative and the plan approved by 20 leaders at the Arab summit in Fez, Morocco, last September. The Fez plan called for the creation of an independent Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital, whereas the Reagan proposal espouses only Palestinian self-rule under Jordanian auspices...