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King of Jordan: So-called “alternative homeland” for Palestinians an
King: So-called “alternative homeland” an illusion
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Amman, February 23 (Petra) — His Majesty King Abdullah II, on Sunday, said =
whenever there is a serious effort towards resolving the Palestinian issue, =
a talk about the so-called “alternative homeland” is revived and stressed =
that “Jordan is Jordan and Palestine is Palestine and nothing but that, not =
the in the past or the future.”
In a meeting with the Prime Minister, the President of the Senate, and the =
Speaker of the Lower House, the President of the Judicial Council, the =
President of the Constitutional Court, and members of the permanent offices =
of both chambers of the parliament, the King said he wanted to discuss this =
issue before his recent visit to the United States, but chose not to “so no =
one would say that after my visit to America, things have changed and =
something new happened.”
Commenting on the so-called “alternative homeland”, the King said: “We know =
how this issue has been surfacing since 15 years, or even more, where thing=
s =
start in the spring by the same group, who tense the Jordanian society, and =
by the summer, people feel scared; a thing that makes me reassure them by a =
speech or a press interview, but this year, unfortunately, the talk about =
the so-called alternative homeland stated early.”
What this group has been doing is “sedition”, His Majesty said, adding:” =
There are more important issues to focus on, especially with regards to =
political and economic reform. What we should do is to work as a team until =
we work out our internal issues.” “We know this group and if this issue is =
repeated next year, we will declare who they are by name,” King Abdullah =
added, calling on all citizens to respond to those who promote the so-calle=
d =
alternative homeland.
“This, God’s willing, will be the last time we talk about this subject, and =
I have said it more than once, but what is required now is everyone’s =
support in this issue.” In this context, the King affirmed that Jordan’s =
position is very strong and the Kingdom is well posted on all developments =
related to the Palestinian-Israeli talks and the future of Palestine.
He said he was surprised with those who say assistance granted to Jordan is =
used to pressure the Kingdom to make concessions, saying: “We will not =
accept anything that tampers with the future of our people and our =
homeland.” Jordan is cooperating with the United States to help the =
Palestinians and Israelis reach a peace settlement, adding that the U.S. =
consults with Jordan in all mediation efforts.
King Abdullah said Jordan is familiar with all the details of the =
negotiations related to final status issues, especially =93Jerusalem, the =
refugees, borders, water and security.” He pointed out that Jordan helps al=
l =
parties to support prospects for achieving peace in the Middle East.
//Petra// AA
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