An Israeli Arab journalist who visited Jordan recently reported that he was told by a senior official in Amman that the Arabs would modify their attitude toward Israel if Israel were more considerate of the Palestinian problem. Talkik Khuri, a correspondent for Yediot Achronot, said he was told that the Arabs would take Israel’s security problems into consideration.
So far, Israel has been concerned only with its security and the Arabs have dealt only with the Palestinian problem, the source said, but the time has come for both to be more realistic, Khuri said he was told. He said he got a warm welcome from King Hussein and other Jordanian officials. Three other Israeli Arab journalists are still in Jordan. Israeli Arabs were admitted to Jordan for the first time recently when delegations came to express condolences to King Hussein over the death of Queen Alia in a helicopter crash.
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