Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat’s call for a confederation with Jordan is premature, Jordanian officials said, adding that they first wanted to see the establishment of a Palestinian state. Arafat, speaking to loyalists of his Fatah movement, expressed interest in forging a confederation with Jordan. The Palestinians have proposed the idea before, but Jordan’s late King Hussein rejected it out of fear for the stability of his kingdom, which already has a Palestinian majority.
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