Israel Matzav: Spoiled little boy king rants to WaPo

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Spoiled little boy king rants to WaPo

Spoiled little boy king Abdullah of 'Jordan' has once again ranted to the Washington Post about the lack of 'progress' in the Middle East 'peace process.'

“2011 will be, I think, a very bad year for peace,” Abdullah told The Washington Post in the wide-ranging 45-minute interview at his palace in the Jordanian capital. “Although we will continue to try to bring both sides to the table, I am the most pessimistic I have been in 11 years.”

The king said the tumult surrounding the Arab Spring movement had opened a unique window to a possible peace deal, an opportunity that the two sides have failed to seize. The window will soon close, he warned.

That's just so wrong on so many levels. Egypt is talking about abandoning Camp David. Lebanon is about to install a government that includes Hezbullah. Syria is in turmoil and no one knows who will come to power. Iran is on the verge of developing nuclear weapons that they plan to use against us. Turkey has become a hostile enemy. The 'good terrorists' from Fatah have merged with a 'bad' terror organization called Hamas. Even the little boy king has faced rioting and protests, and who would replace him if he were deposed? And he's trying to tell us that this is the time that grants Israel a 'window of opportunity' to shrink itself to the Auschwitz borders of the 1949 armistice lines?

As the situation drags on, he said, Israel will inevitably find itself surrounded by increasingly hostile Arab governments as politicians in newly democratic states seek to exploit popular resentments.

And therefore we should place ourselves within indefensible borders in order to allow those 'newly democratic states' to attack us?

At home, meanwhile, the country will face a growing risk of revolt as Palestinians abandon hope of a peaceful path toward statehood.

Actually, many 'Palestinians' would like to stay part of Israel. It's the leadership that's the problem.

Of course, what little boy Abdullah doesn't tell you is that he's the biggest obstacle to peace of all. Please recall:

YM: So where exactly is "Palestine"? Is it west of the Jordan River or is Jordan also Palestine?

MZ: What we should apply here is the law. The international law under the League of Nations identified Palestine as the area between the Mediterranean and the desert of Iraq. Maps say so and that is where all things started with international law. Jews were promised all of this under international law, and then the Arabs were given two thirds of it. Then the Hashemites occupied the land and changed its name and now they are claiming the Palestinians who moved there from Israel are not Jordanians. Let me put it this way. Peace can never be achieved without democratizing Jordan where the Palestinians can have full rights and their own government. Unless that happens there shall always be issues like the so called right of return. Now what is not Palestinian in Jordan? Amman is more Palestinian than Ramallah. The only un-Palestinian thing in Jordan is the king and his family, a group of 50 people.

YM: Let's assume tomorrow you or someone like you is running Jordan. What would you suggest regarding the Palestinians living in Judea and Samaria?

MZ: Jordanians are overtaxed to finance the king's lavish style. Thus the minute he leaves Jordan, the country will be better off economically which will enable Jordanians to enjoy a thriving economy. Presently the king of Jordan spends 40 percent of the budget on the army for an unknown reason. Once that changes and Jordan is reduced to an army of machine guns and humvees the economy will light up and then the Palestinians in Judea and Samaria would be given the chance to move to Jordan if they wish. Last year alone thirty thousand Palestinians moved to Jordan even though the Jordanian government does not allow them to do so.

YM: Truth is the region would probably have more stability if Israel had sovereignty from the Sea to the River and Jordan was to become Palestine. No?

MZ: I cannot comment on that yet I can tell you this much. A democratized Jordan where the Palestinian majority gets their rights and where money is spent on economy rather than a big army and where the Jordan River is a good fence - good fences make good neighbors - that alone can establish peace in the Middle East.

Also, some argue that a Palestinian state in Jordan or democracy in Jordan would bring Palestinians to power that would fight Israel. My answer is look at the group trained by General Dayton. That was clear proof that there are Palestinians willing to seriously fight terrorism. There is also evidence on the ground of Palestinians in power willing to promote cooperation with Israel. The old theory that the Palestinians, if empowered in Jordan, will just fight Israel...that theory is outdated. Also, what is safer, a Palestinian state in Judea and Samaria or in Jordan?

Read the whole thing.

Labels: Jordanian King Abdullah, Palestinian state RIGHT NOW syndrome