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Domestic opposition to Hussein's rule has diminished over the years. At the beginning of his reign, the King permitted a large degree of democracy. But freedom bred instability, as radical Palestinian groups and supporters of Hussein's bitter enemy, the late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, sought to undermine his regime. Hussein now rules as an absolute monarch. The return of political stability has promoted an unprecedented period of prosperity. Unemployment is low; the economy, based on agriculture, mining and tourism, is growing at an annual rate of about 10%. More than half the population lives today...
...became the first nation to recognize the newly created state of Israel. Relations reached their lowest ebb during the Eisenhower Administration. In 1956, Israeli forces, together with British and French troops, invaded Egypt after Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. At U.S. urging, the British and French pulled out within two months, but the Israelis remained behind. Dwight Eisenhower lambasted Israel on national TV in February 1957 and privately threatened economic sanctions. Two weeks later the Israelis withdrew...
...fated UNIFIL in Lebanon, "are thumbing their noses at the U.N. and what it stands for." One notable breakdown: from 1956 until 1967, a force helped maintain an uneasy calm between Israel and Egypt, only to be ordered out of Egyptian territory by President Gamal Abdel Nasser shortly before the Six-Day War. One notable success: since 1964, U.N. troops have served as a buffer between the antagonistic Greek and Turkish populations on Cyprus...
...gulf states had wanted to censure Syria for its support of Iran. The Saudis had argued successfully that Syria should not be isolated, especially since it was the only Arab country in a position to exercise a moderating influence on Iran. Last week Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister, Nasser Qaddour, declared that his country, despite its close ties to Iran, could not accept an invasion of any Arab state, "because if we agreed to abandon certain parts of Arab territories, we should also have to abandon Palestine.' But the Syrians have no objection to Iran's insistence...
...been placed on Jordan to enter negotiations on the Palestinian question, despite the fact that Transjordan (an emirate created in 1922 by Britain) composes 80 percent of the land mass of historical Palestine, and despite the fact that the West Bank was only lost when Hussein agreed to join Nasser in the folly...