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To: Taro who wrote (246189)	8/17/2005 4:44:02 AM
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Jordan as the Palestinian state? King Abdullah says it won't do the trick: Wed., August 17, 2005 Av 12, 5765 King Abdullah says Jordan won't settle any more Palestinians By The Associated Press AMMAN - Jordan's King Abdullah II vowed yesterday to oppose settling more Palestinian refugees in his country amid Arab fears that Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip may not extend to the West Bank. Abdullah is concerned that if Israel fails to leave the West Bank, which Palestinians want as part of a future state, Jordan may be pressed to settle tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees living in camps scattered across the region, including in Syria and Lebanon. "I know and do appreciate the fears of some of you that plans may exist to redraw the map of the region and to settle some historic issues at the expense of Jordan," Abdullah told an impromptu meeting with members of parliament, the cabinet and former prime ministers before he left for Russia. "We are talking about the issue of resettlement and an alternative (Jordanian) homeland," he said. Jordan already hosts 1.8 million Palestinian refugees and their descendants displaced in two wars with Israel since 1948. The government argues that accepting more refugees may disturb this country's fragile economy and its demographic balance. Abdullah's remarks appeared to be aimed at Jordanians, who have become increasingly suspicious about Israeli peace intentions. Speculation is rife in Jordan and other Arab capitals that Israel, after the current disengagement, may stop at offering any more territory to the Palestinians. Abdullah urged Jordanians to confront any plan aiming to "deprive Palestinians of their right to return to their homeland or establish their independent state on Palestinian soil, and nowhere else. "If such a plan exists, it is a plot against the Palestinian people as much as it is a plot against Jordan," he said. "I should not be alone in confronting such a plot, if it exists." haaretz.com