Jordan King in talks with Mahmoud Abbas on Palestinian statehood bid

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Jordan King in talks with Mahmoud Abbas on Palestinian statehood bid
by Darius Kadivar
21-Nov-2011
 

King Abdullah arrived in Ramallah on Monday for a rare visit to the West Bank, as the Palestinians pursue statehood in a region riveted by the slide towards civil war in Syria and mounting unrest in Egypt. This was the King’s first visit to the West Bank since the year 2000 aimed at showing support for Palestinians' statehood bid.

Palestinian TV Coverage of King’s Visit :

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JORDAN AND THE PALESTINIAN QUESTION

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Christiane Amanpour interviews King Abdullah (ABC-May 22, 2011) :

The King of Jordan weighs in on the prospects for peace in the Middle East and tha Arab Spring Awakening

(NOTE TO WATCH DOUBLE CLICK HERE)

Christiane Amanpour Interview With Queen Rania (ABC- Sep 26, 2010)

(NOTE TO WATCH DOUBLE CLICK HERE)

NOTE:The King’s Wife Queen Rania who is of Palestinian Origine came under heavy criticism last February by Jordan’s Bedouin tribes who accused her of corruption (See related news) The Critics have calmed down since.

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JORDAN AND RELATION’s WITH ISRAEL

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King of Jordan on Seeing the World TV program Israel Television Channel 1 28 August 2010

This is an excerpt of the interview with Israel Television Correspondent Oded Granot

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JORDAN MEDIATION

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Jordan calls on Abbas to renew peace talks with Israel (Reuters)

A Jordanian delegation visiting the West Bank on Monday called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to renew peace talks with Israel.

Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said his country backed efforts by the Quartet of Middle East mediators - the United States,United Nations, European Union and Russia - to end the current stalemate between Israel and the Palestinians.

"We support the resumption of direct negotiations, because the goal is to guarantee the creation of an independent Palestinian state," Judeh told a news conference at Abbas' headquarters, as Jordanian King Abdullah II visited the West Bank for the first time in 11 years.

Judeh also expressed support for Palestinian efforts to form a unity government between Abbas' Fatah movement and the radical Islamist Hamas movement.

King Abdullah arrived in Ramallah on Monday for a rare visit to the West Bank, as the Palestinians pursue statehood in a region riveted by the slide towards civil war in Syria and mounting unrest in Egypt.

Abdullah, a critic of the deadlock in the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, flew the short distance from his capital, Amman, by helicopter and went directly into talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

It was his first visit to the West Bank since 2000, when Abbas's predecessor the late Yasser Arafat was the undisputed Palestinian leader. Abbas, by contrast, facesa challenge from the Islamist movement Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip.

"The visit comes in the context of Jordan's support for the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian people to achieve Palestinian national rights and an independent state," a Jordanian palace official told Reuters on Sunday.

The official Palestinian news agency WAFA said Abdullah and Abbas would also "discuss the regional situation".

Jordan shares a border with Syria, and Abdullah has called on its president Bashar Assad to end his crackdown on opponents and step down to avoid further bloodshed.

On Sunday, Abbas hosted U.S. peace envoy William Burns, who was due to hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday.

The Obama administration has worked to block a bid by the Palestinians to sidestep Israel by applying directly for full membership of the United Nations. Washington has also censured Israel for expanding its West Bank settlements.

Jordan is one of the few Arab countries to recognize Israel, though many of its populace are Palestinians descended from those displaced during the 1948 war of the Jewish state's founding.

The Jordanian government fears further instability will lead to a new influx of Palestinians which could stretch already scant resources and raise tension with Jordanians.

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