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...skepticism. Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin, visiting in New York City, emphasized to TIME editors that Israel insists on nothing less than direct negotiations with Jordan without prior conditions, and is not convinced that Hussein will accept such a process. But, Rabin continued, if the King wanted to assemble a Jordanian- Palestinian delegation for direct talks, "it's fine with us." Rabin said he personally favored an Arab delegation that included representatives from the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip because it is those territories that would be directly affected. Israel's only stipulation: that the Palestinian delegates...
...lies in the concept of Palestinian "self- determination," a term generally understood to mean the establishment of an independent Palestinian entity in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Israel adamantly opposes such a move. Jordan's Foreign Minister Taher al Masri argued in Washington last week, however, that the Jordanian-Palestinian "confederation" that Hussein and Arafat have in mind "means that there will be no independent Palestinian state...
...Washington when we can meet right away ten miles from here?" That was Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres' reaction last week to the latest developments in a Middle East peace initiative by Jordan's King Hussein that has found qualified acceptance in Washington. Not surprisingly, after years of Jordanian refusal to deal directly with Israel, Peres was skeptical, and so were many of his countrymen...
...maneuvering over the Jordanian proposal, following King Hussein's visit to Washington, coincided with the third anniversary of Israel's invasion of , Lebanon and, at least theoretically, with the end of that ill-fated adventure. The last Israeli units were expected to be withdrawn by the end of last week, although Jerusalem left around 100 soldiers in a "security zone" north of the Israel-Lebanon frontier. That prompted an outcry from Lebanese Shi'ites, who threaten continued warfare until the last Israeli soldier leaves Lebanon...
...February. Last week, after meeting with Arafat in Amman, the King flew to Cairo to brief Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on progress. This week Hussein arrives in Washington for discussions with President Reagan. His aim: to win Washington's backing for talks between U.S. officials and a joint Jordanian Palestinian peace delegation. Such a meeting would be followed, according to Hussein's plan, by direct Arab-Israeli negotiations over the future of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The King believes that this may be the last, best chance for the U.S. and its allies to negotiate a Middle...