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Jordan, Morocco blast Israel's building of settlements
Jul 21, 2008, 16:26 GMT
Amman- Jordan and Morocco on Monday denounced Israel's continued building of settlements in the Palestinian territories and expressed support for an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The remarks came in a joint communique issued by the Jordanian Prime Minister Nader Dahabi and his Moroccan counterpart Abbas al-Fasi at the end of the annual meeting of the Joint Higher Jordanian-Moroccan Commission.
The two countries backed ongoing negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians with a view to reaching a peace pact in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions and the Arab peace plan.
The two also signed 19 agreements for boosting bilateral cooperation in various spheres, the statement said.
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JDonaldJul 22nd, 2008 - 22:53:02
Why are the Arab countries so passive in their support of the Palestinians? Okay, Jordon and Morocco can publically condemn the expansion of Israel into lands that the UN has appropriated for a new country of Palestine, but why don't they stop all diplomatic relations with Israel until they give up the occupied lands? That goes for Egypt as well. If the Arab countries would come foreward with a united approach, Israel could be isolated very quickly. If we wait for the USA to get on board, we will be waiting forever since the Jewish lobby in that country are happy to by more time. Israel does not and can not live in peace with its Arab neighbors or they would accept the offer made at the Arab conferences over the past 5 years. Eventually the UN of NATO will have to move in to free up the West Bank and Gaza for the Palestinians.
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