The assassination of King Abdullah of Jordan was interpreted here today by government sources as a major blow to peace and stability in the Near East and a development which will lessen chances of an Israel-Arab accord. The actual killing of Abdullah was thought to be an internal Arab affair, engineered by the followers of the former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin el Husseini, who aided the Nazis during World War II.
(Israeli representatives in Washington and at the United Nations abstained from making any comment on the assassination. In London, Israel Ambassador Elath told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency: “Abdullah was a man who worked hard for understanding between Israel and Jordan and whose efforts, if successful, would have contributed much progress to the welfare of the entire area”.)
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