West Bank Arabs returning from business trips to Jordan have reported the existence of a clandestine movement for peace with Israel among Palestinian Arabs in the Hashemite kingdom. A Nablus merchant, just returned, claimed that he attended a secret meeting with 42 Palestinian Arab leaders “somewhere in Amman.” The group calls itself the “peace committee” and is urging Palestinian Arabs in Jordan and other Arab countries to pressure their respective governments to make peace with Israel.
The ultimate aim of this group, according to the Nablus man, is to establish a Palestinian state on the West Bank, federated with Israel. Meanwhile, the “peace committee” is urging the Jordanian Government to take strong measures against El Fatah terrorists operating from Jordan territory, he said.
An Arab journalist who recently returned to the West Bank from Jordan said that according to rumors in Amman, the Jordanian Government wants to call a special convention of the Arab League at which it would ask Iraq to withdraw her troops that have been camping in Jordan since last June. The Amman Government is reportedly under pressure to get rid of the Iraqis who have been aiding El Fatah terrorists but who proved themselves useless during the Jordanian-Israel clash two weeks ago.
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