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To: AK2004 who wrote (55053)	9/13/2001 2:30:18 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Albert, King Hussein went to war against the PLO. Saying he committed genocide against Palestinians is a little dubious, since the majority of the population of Jordan is Palestinian to this day. The first ref I came up with: As for the data representing the Palestinian population in Jordan, many researchers and statisticians adopted the assumption that the Palestinians represent half of the Jordanian population and that they share the other characteristics equally with the rest of the Jordanian population. This assumption implies that this percentage represents a minimum of the Palestinian existence in Jordan. This is confirmed by Jordanian researchers including Mr. Fathi Nsour, who estimated the number of Palestinians in Jordan by 2.5 million Palestinian out of the total Jordanian population 4.1 million in 1995. pcbs.org A common line in Israel is that there already is a Palestinian state - Jordan. The Hashemite "dynasty" was a British creation. But King Hussein was a relatively loyal ally of the US. You may or may not find this source credible, I have no idea if the domain name actually means anything, but the figures given fall far short of "genocide". Black September Although Jordan's King Hussein had a secret desire to hold peace negotiations with Israel, his country’s relationship with Israel was further strained by the fact that the PLO used its bases in Jordan as launching points for attacks on Israel. In September 1970, Hussein finally declared war on the PLO, imposing martial law. Three thousand people lost their lives in the fighting that ensued between the Jordanian and the PLO forces. Finally, in a peace agreement brokered by the Arab League and by Nasser himself, the PLO agreed to move its headquarters from Jordan to Lebanon. This was one of Nasser’s last acts as a leader, as he died that month of a heart attack. stateofisrael.com