Jordan and Egypt may expel Israeli envoys

Haaretz ^ | 4/1/2002 | Daniel Sobelman

[l33t]

Jordan and Egypt issued stern warnings to Israel yesterday, and demanded that Israel Defense Forces troops withdraw from Ramallah and not harm Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat. In consultations held by Jordanian and Egyptian officials yesterday, the two countries considered ordering Israel's ambassadors in Cairo and Amman to return to Jerusalem, a diplomatic source said.

The source stated that Jordan and Egypt are "considering this possibility" of telling Israel's diplomats to leave their countries, and that a decision on this matter depends upon developments in the territories. The Egyptians and Jordanians would carry out such a step in unison, the source added.

But another diplomatic source speculated that should affairs worsen in the territories, and should Jordan's public become increasingly angry, the Hashemite kingdom might order Israel's ambassador to leave before Egypt does the same. This source explained that the internal situation in Jordan is more complicated than Egypt's domestic circumstances, partly because Palestinians represent a majority of Jordan's population.

Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said yesterday in Cairo that Israel has apparently ignored the messages which he delivered to it via Israeli ambassador Gideon Ben Ami.

Israel's ambassador to Jordan, David Dadon, was called yesterday to meet with Jordan's Foreign Minister, Marwan Muasher. According to well-placed sources, Muasher made it clear that Jordan will not risk its internal stability on behalf of Israel. Muasher warned that Arafat is liable to be harmed, intentionally or not, by any Israeli soldier who fires bullets around the Ramallah compound.

Muasher announced he informed Dadon that "there will be more steps taken [against Israel] should the Israeli government not agree to an immediate withdrawal." The statement added that the foreign minister expressed his government's "deep anger" about Israel's recent "irresponsible" steps.

Israeli officials yesterday characterized Muasher as being "hysterical" during the meeting with Dadon. Jordan's foreign minister, they added, declared that he doesn't trust Israel's promise that it won't harm Arafat.

[wretchard]

Clear the decks. Ready for action.

[Husker24]

ooohhhhhhhhh thatll show em.

[Sabertooth]

The source stated that Jordan and Egypt are "considering this possibility" of telling Israel's diplomats to leave their countries, and that a decision on this matter depends upon developments in the territories. The Egyptians and Jordanians would carry out such a step in unison, the source added.

Dear Egypt and Jordan,

Thanks for your assistance in getting the good guys out of harm's way.

Love,

Sabertooth

ps. Do you like apples?

[goldstategop]

We're look at the final supports in the Oslo process collapsing underneath it --- the promise of normal relations with the Arab world. Shimon Peres and Yossi Beilin promised Israel a New Middle East. With this news, it increasingly looks like the Middle East, pre-Oslo, has resurfaced with a vengeance. The truth is in reality it was probably there all along.

[week 71]

Why don't you hush up Egypt. Every time you attack Israel you lose land.

[KLT]

OMG, what a horrible punishment....I think the Israelis should have a party then bomb the crap out of them....what a disgusting bunch of terrorists Jordan and Egypt are....too bad we only get a little piece of the story...like Jordan and Egypt are so excellent at human rights...what a joke!

[crystalk]

Let's agree right now.

THIS TIME, WE WON'T GIVE THE SINAI BACK!

[glock rocks]

clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here i am, stuck in the middle with you...

[Sabramerican]

Of course even the threat won't register in World capitals, and, sadly not in Washington either.

The Arab promises of peace- for such and such land and other tangibles from Israel- can be vitiated on a whim.

Now back to discussing the Saudi "peace plan".

[week 71]

THIS TIME, WE WON'T GIVE THE SINAI BACK!

That has my vote!

[Defender2]

Israel is suffering multiple September 11ths. Israel take out the terrorists totally!!!! Don't stop until you have wiped all the terrorists out!!!!

[Sabertooth]

clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right...

Glad they're laying their cards down.

Has anyone heard from Lebanon, Syria, and Saudi Arabia?

"Can we get a group picture? Stand a little closer, ibn Saud."

[Defender2]

Get 'em, Israel, Don't stop until you get all those Terrorists creeps!!!! Achieve TOTAL elimination of the Terrorists!!!! Every terrorists the Israeli's eliminate is one less gun aimed at U.S.!!!! Thank You Israel!!!!

[AmericaUnited]

Israeli officials yesterday characterized Muasher as being "hysterical" during the meeting with Dadon

Notice how all of these Arab countires are hysterical that Israel is not playing the "roll over and commit suicide" game anymore.

[Rome2000]

Islam=Nazism

End of discussion.

[Defender2]

Yasser, what's the matter? You can dish it out(with you're brainwashed suicide bombers - can't do you're dirty work yourself, can you?), but you can't take the heat, can you? Israel, You have the Right To Defend Yourself!!!! Keep on squeezing Arafat!!!! If he can't stand the heat, he needs to get out of the kitchen!!!!

[Defender2]

Arafat stands as much chance being a martyr as Hitler did in his bunker, he too had dreams of destroying Israeli's to the tune of 6,000,000 Jews. Israel don't let this Hitler(Arafat) succeed either!!!!

[Defender2]

CNN = Communists News Network, NBC = Nothing But Communists, CNBC = Communists, Nothing But Communists, MSNBC = Matthews Sucks Nothing But Communists, CBS = Communists Bull Sh*t, ABC = ALL Bullsh*T Communists, C-SPAN = Communists-SPAM, TBS = TASS Bull Sh*t, PBS = PRAVDA Bull Sh*t. Fairweather (whichever the way the wind blows including O'Reilly) FOX sometimes ROCKS. Bob Dornan, Paul Harvey and the Mighty Maja Rushie, Rush Limbaugh(O'Reilly you only wish you we're that good), Rule the Airwaves and Free Republic(even though they just changed to this complicated format) is the Best News Network!!!!:-)

[Rome2000]

With the last group of people to perpetrate suicide plane crashes against the USA(Kamikazee's), it took only 2 little A Bombs to get them to see the error of their ways.

The japs can't get enough of us, even now.

If Mohammed just loses the rag, he might make a decent shortstop.