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Wednesday 18 November 2009 (01 Dhul Hijjah 1430)
Jordan tells US Jews to support Palestinian statehood
Abdul Jalil Mustafa | Arab News
AMMAN: Jordan's King Abdallah on Tuesday appealed to the Jewish community
in the United States to support the two-state vision, saying Israel should
choose between peace and continuing to live with the "fortress mentality".
The Jordanian monarch made the remarks during a meeting with a delegation
representing the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), according to
a royal court statement.
"The king underscored the importance of support by all parties, including
the US Jewish organizations, for current efforts aimed at accomplishing the
two-state solution, which represents the cornerstone for peace and guarantees
the rights of all parties in the region," the statement said.
"Israel should choose between peace that ensures its security and
recognition in accordance with the Arab peace initiative and sticking to the
fortress mentality in a region that faces the potential of continuous
conflicts," the king was quoted as telling the AIPAC delegation.
The Arab peace plan offers Israel full recognition by all Arab states if
it quits all territories it occupied in the 1967 Middle East war, including
East Jerusalem, and accepts the setting up of an independent Palestinian state
with the June 1967 borders.
King Abdallah warned that "the world and the region were approaching a
crucial point concerning the Middle East peace, when the alternative for peace
will be the exacerbation of conflicts with all parties paying the price."
He stressed the importance of the "leading role" that should be played by
the United States for reviving the peace talks.
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