FYI Shawgi Tell Graduate School of Education University at Buffalo [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 06:52:08 -0700 From: MID-EAST REALITIES <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list mer-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Jordanian Collusion Harms Palestinians, Helps Israel, Rewarded by U.S. Resent-Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 07:39:18 -0400 (EDT) Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Resent-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] M I D - E A S T R E A L I T I E S - http://WWW.MiddleEast.Org *************************************************************** "News, Analysis & Commentary They Don't Want You to Know" *************************************************************** JORDANIAN COLLUSION HARMS PALESTINIANS, ENCOURAGES ISRAEL, REWARDED BY U.S. *************************************************************** JORDANIAN COLLUSION HARMS PALESTINIANS, ENCOURAGES ISRAEL MER - Washington - 6/27/97: The long collusion of the Hashemite Regime in Jordan with the Zionist movement is well-known to scholars and experts. COLLUSION ACROSS THE JORDAN -- a brilliant historical expose by Professor Avi Schlaim at Oxford University -- contains one shocking detail after another of how the Jordanians began cooperating with the pre-Israel Jewish immigrants to the region to undermine the Palestinians during the crucial decades of the 30s and 40s. This collusion by a regime established by the British and then kept in power by the CIA has never ended. Rather it was simply hidden from view and camouflaged for many years before King Hussein's recent public agreements with the Israelis -- for which he has been handsomely paid with American military arms, "economic assistance", and private assurances of his protection. At the very time that the still weak and divided Arab League and many demoralized Palestinians are calling for sanctions and boycotts, the Jordanians continue to race ahead with economic, political, and military deals with the Israelis. This contemporary collusion has even included visits by the notorious Arlel Sharon to Jordan during recent months, including meetings with the King, Crown Prince, and senior military persons. One can imagine of course the kinds of things being discussed and the kinds of plots being hatched. And indeed Sharon has these "successes" to catapult himself to greater power in Israel in recent days. Jordan's most recent dealings with Israel -- other than the growing behind-the-scenes intelligence and military cooperation -- have to do with joint tourism and railroad projects which the Israelis are very eager to pursue. And on the political front the Jordanians continue to insist on interfering with the Palestinians on many matters relating to the occupied territories and Jerusalem. Just in the past few days a top level Jordanian delegation has arrived in Israel to "mediate" between Christian and Moslem groups over the Hanka Mosque. Unable to get even the terribly compromised and corrupt "Palestinian Authority" to do want it wants in Jerusalem, the Israelis have turned to the Jordanians and are once again using them to further their goals in Jerusalem. Meanwhile, press restrictions have been significantly escalated by the Hashemite Regime since the public Israeli-Jordanian peace treat in order to minimize public awareness and discussion of the magnitude of Jordanian cooperation with Israel. In short, its a most despicable situation. ----------------------------------------------------- M I D - E A S T R E A L I T I E S (202) 362-5266, Ext 638 Fax: (202) 362-6965 [EMAIL PROTECTED] *************************************************************** To receive MER weekly just send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with only the words SUBSCRIBE MER-L in the subject and message areas. *************************************************************** For previous MER information, commentary, editorials & Readers Comments: http://WWW.MiddleEast.Org
