Jordan’s King Abdullah pledged he would never pursue relations with Israel “at the expense” of relations with fellow Arab countries, including Iraq, Syria, Egypt, or with the Palestinian self-rule government. “With the new reign, we are opening a clean sheet with everyone based on mutual respect,” Abdullah told the London-based Arab-language newspaper al-Quds al-Arabi in an interview published over the weekend. “Jordan is Arab first and last and cannot shed its skin.” He also said that Jordan would throw its full support behind the Palestinians during final-status negotiations with Israel.
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