Abdullah warns against unilateral steps by Israel
King Abdullah II of Jordan has written to George Bush asking that he make sure that Israel re-enter into negotiations with Palestine and warning of the repercussions for the entire region if Israel continues on her present course of implementing her borders unilaterally without consultation with the Palestinians.
In his letter to Bush, Abdullah warned that any "unilateral (Israeli) action will have negative repercussions on the Palestinians, Arab and MuslimHe is, of course, talking complete sense. Nevertheless, the US will totally ignore everything he has to say.
countries."
"A deterioration of the Palestinian situation could have adverse consequences on Jordan's national security," said a statement, referring to Jordanian concerns of a spill over of violence to the kingdom.
Roughly half of Jordan's 5.5 million people consists of Palestinian families displaced in the 1948 and 1967 Arab-Israeli wars and their descendants.
"A negotiated withdrawal will offer Palestinians hope in a political settlement and enhance movement on the road map," the king wrote, referring to the internationally backed peace plan that envisions an end to violence and the creation of an independent Palestinian state.
Israel, the client state, will continue to control the agenda, and the superpower will meekly acquiese.
Ho hum. Twas ever thus.
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