Jordan's King Abdullah was quoted as saying on Tuesday the Palestinian Authority had made too many "surprise" concessions in peace talks with Israel and needed to take a clearer stand to gain the support of Arab states.
"We wish the Palestinian leadership would clearly specify what it wants and not surprise us every now and then with nwe decisions and the acceptance of what it rejected in the past," Abdullah told Dubai-based Al Arabiya satellite television.
"At the start, talks dealt with regaining 98 percent of occupied Palestinian land and are now about regaining less than 50 percent and we don't know what it will be in a year or two," Abdullah commented.
"As for refugees, talks were first about their return and compensation and now discussions are on the return of a small number," Abdullah added. "It is unfortunate that what was turned down as betrayal has become now a demand and great achievement."
Additionally, the Jordanian monarch urged the Palestinian Authority to implement reforms following a recent wave of protests in the Gaza Strip and West Bank over corruption and security issues.
"The Palestinian leadership needs now more than any other time to make peace through the road map and rectify some mistakes which the world is using to place blame on them.
"The world today claims there are too many Palestinian parties, security agencies and lack of institutions," the king said. (menareport.com)
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