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...called "a last chance" by joining Jordan in an international peace conference under United Nations auspices that would work toward establishing a Palestinian homeland. The plan, first proposed by Moscow, calls for both the U.S. and the Soviet Union to participate, along with Israel and Arab countries. The Jordanian monarch, who broke off talks with Arafat in April 1983, took a polite dig at Arafat's legendary indecisiveness. "The justification of the existence of a leader rests on his fulfillment of his responsibilities with wisdom and courage," Hussein declared. "It is not indefinite suspension but proper utilization that endows...
...Libya and other radical Arab states by restoring Jordan's formal ties with Egypt. His thought is that this may lead Iraq (which in the meantime is rumored to be interested in restoring relations with the U.S. after a 17-year break) to follow suit. Although the cautious Jordanian King's policies are slowly shifting, there was still no sign last week that, as Peres and the U.S. had hoped, Hussein would soon join Egypt, the U.S. and Israel in negotiations toward a Middle East settlement...
...announcement flashed over Jordanian television at 8 p.m. Two hours later, a special bulletin appeared on Egyptian television. In both countries, the news was greeted with mild applause and much surprise. After a five-year rift, Jordan was restoring full diplomatic ties with its neighbor to the west. One of the 17 Arab nations that have severed relations with Egypt since the late President Anwar Sadat signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979, Jordan now becomes the first country to rescind that gesture of disapproval. Although Egypt and Jordan have had a growing number of contacts over the past...
...diminish the Syrian leader's influence in the P.L.O., flew to Algiers last month to pressure Algerian President Chadli Bendjedid into canceling the P.L.O. get-together. Chadli agreed. Hussein was so dismayed by the Syrian President's heavyhanded interference that he decided to make the burgeoning Jordanian relationship with Egypt official. "Jordan was fed up with it all," said a Western diplomat. "It just decided that enough was enough...
...question remains what an Egyptian-Jordanian bloc could accomplish. The united front undoubtedly strengthens Arafat's hand in his struggle against As sad for the soul of the P.L.O. For his part, Mubarak supports the 1982 Reagan peace plan, which calls for establishing an autonomous Palestinian confederation by linking the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza to Jordan. He hopes that by joining forces with Amman he can build momentum for talks with Israel. According to diplomats in Amman, however, Hussein may have different motives for embracing Egypt. He may want to deflect U.S. disapproval if, as some diplomats...