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PM (Netyanyahu) turns down Abdullah's request that he endorse 2 states
Jerusalem Post - AP ^ | May 14, 2009 | staff

Posted on 05/14/2009 9:11:15 AM PDT by VRWCTexan

...Netanyahu held a meeting Thursday with Jordanian King Abdullah II and promised that he would pursue peace negotiations with the Palestinians, stopping short, however, of consenting to Abdullah's request that he come out in favor of a Palestinian state..... Abdullah pressed the prime minister to "immediately declare his commitment to a two-state solution, acceptance of the Arab peace initiative and to take necessary steps to move forward toward a solution," ...there "is consensus in the international community that there is no alternative to the two-state solution."

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: israel; jordan; peace
Netanyahu's brief visit comes ahead of the prime minister's trip to the US on Saturday night and his meeting with Obama on Monday.
1 posted on 05/14/2009 9:11:16 AM PDT by VRWCTexan
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To: VRWCTexan

“Abdullah pressed the prime minister to “immediately declare his commitment to a two-state solution, acceptance of the Arab peace initiative and to take necessary steps to move forward toward a solution,” ...there “is consensus in the international community that there is no alternative to the two-state solution.””

Why don’t we just throw the Blue states out of the union. I am sure there would be a consensus to do it.


2 posted on 05/14/2009 9:13:18 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Climate change alarmists are Warm-Mongers. Now that's funny right there. I don't care who you are.)
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To: VRWCTexan

Jordan needs to take the islamics in Israel. then there will be peace.


3 posted on 05/14/2009 9:13:30 AM PDT by Vaquero ("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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4 posted on 05/14/2009 11:25:53 AM PDT by SJackson (A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity, S. Freud)
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Jordan’s King To Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
Immediate Commitment To Two-State Solution
The Associated Press | 12 hours ago (7:00 AM, May 14, 2009) | Jamal Halaby
Posted on 05/14/2009 5:37:45 PM PDT by Patriot777
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251220/posts


5 posted on 05/14/2009 6:59:35 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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