King of Jordan: So-called "alternative homeland" for Palestinians an

King: So-called “alternative homeland” an illusion

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Amman, February 23 (Petra) — His Majesty King Abdullah II, on Sunday, said =

whenever there is a serious effort towards resolving the Palestinian issue, =

a talk about the so-called “alternative homeland” is revived and stressed =

that “Jordan is Jordan and Palestine is Palestine and nothing but that, not =

the in the past or the future.”

In a meeting with the Prime Minister, the President of the Senate, and the =

Speaker of the Lower House, the President of the Judicial Council, the =

President of the Constitutional Court, and members of the permanent offices =

of both chambers of the parliament, the King said he wanted to discuss this =

issue before his recent visit to the United States, but chose not to “so no =

one would say that after my visit to America, things have changed and =

something new happened.”

Commenting on the so-called “alternative homeland”, the King said: “We know =

how this issue has been surfacing since 15 years, or even more, where thing=
s =

start in the spring by the same group, who tense the Jordanian society, and =

by the summer, people feel scared; a thing that makes me reassure them by a =

speech or a press interview, but this year, unfortunately, the talk about =

the so-called alternative homeland stated early.”

What this group has been doing is “sedition”, His Majesty said, adding:” =

There are more important issues to focus on, especially with regards to =

political and economic reform. What we should do is to work as a team until =

we work out our internal issues.” “We know this group and if this issue is =

repeated next year, we will declare who they are by name,” King Abdullah =

added, calling on all citizens to respond to those who promote the so-calle=
d =

alternative homeland.

“This, God’s willing, will be the last time we talk about this subject, and =

I have said it more than once, but what is required now is everyone’s =

support in this issue.” In this context, the King affirmed that Jordan’s =

position is very strong and the Kingdom is well posted on all developments =

related to the Palestinian-Israeli talks and the future of Palestine.

He said he was surprised with those who say assistance granted to Jordan is =

used to pressure the Kingdom to make concessions, saying: “We will not =

accept anything that tampers with the future of our people and our =

homeland.” Jordan is cooperating with the United States to help the =

Palestinians and Israelis reach a peace settlement, adding that the U.S. =

consults with Jordan in all mediation efforts.

King Abdullah said Jordan is familiar with all the details of the =

negotiations related to final status issues, especially =93Jerusalem, the =

refugees, borders, water and security.” He pointed out that Jordan helps al=
l =

parties to support prospects for achieving peace in the Middle East.

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