Hamas leader meets Jordanian king for first time since 1999
Jordan's King Abdullah II has received the leader of Hamas. It was the first visit by Khaled Mashaal in Jordan since his expulsion 13 years ago. The meeting was mediated by Qatar. Despite the meeting, Jordan will not allow Hamas to open a representative office in Amman.
After his expulsion from Jordan in 1999, the leadership of Hamas moved to Damascus, but the current situation in Syria has forced Hamas to move most of its leaders and their families to other locations.
Meshaal declared after the meeting that its group had no intention of allowing Jordan to be a home for the Palestinians regardless of whether it was part of historical Palestine. “Jordan belongs to the Jordanians and Palestine to the Palestinians,” he stated. He voiced the hope that the visit "will be followed by chapters of goodwill and strong ties to serve the Jordanian and Palestinian interest."
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Hamas leader meets Jordanian king for first time since 1999
weather it be a husband and a wife , or 2 leaders
sitting down and talking is a good thing .
King Abdullah II , and his father before him
they both have expelled Palestinian leaders ?
Jordan does not wish to be an armed camp
or to have it's citizens walk the streets in fear .
King Abdullah II has continued the policies of his
father as being an honest negotiator and broker
for peace .
the Jordanian regime has earned the trust & respect
of Israel , America , the E.U. , and the U.N. .
if Mashaal hopes to be the future sole leader of
Palestine ?
his path must be through Amman ?
Palestinian leaders before Mashaal ,
have tried the soviet alliance and soviet arms .
they have tried aggression against their hosts ,
first Jordan and then Lebanon .
Mashaal personally has excepted Iranian arms ?
just like Arafat before him , how can he be a leader
in exile ??
Jordan making peace with Israel , has benefited the
average Jordanian citizen .
Jordan benefits from western business trade
and western tourism .
the average citizen of Jordan has more freedom
and personal wealth .
than their non oil-state neighbors , Syria & Egypt .
the political climate in Washington , London , Paris
is ready for a Palestine state .
that is a Palestine along the lines of Switzerland ??
no standing army , no offensive weapons .
if Mashaal is a leader now , then he must PROVE it
before the process can move forward .
every home-made rocket fired out of Gaza ,
proves that Hamas and there fore , Mashaal
can not be trusted .
and after all , aren't all treaties between nations
based on TRUST ??
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