Egypt and Jordan are the two Arab countries with which Israel has signed peace treaties. Here's what they have to say of late.
Dr. Osama al-Baz, a top aide to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, said yesterday that Israel should withdraw from all "occupied Arab lands" up to the pre-Six Day War lines, abandon its military nuclear program, and compensate the Arab people for their "suffering under occupation." So reports IMRA, based on a report in Syria's news agency SANA. Al-Baz also stressed the need for the establishment of a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.
In Jordan, King Abdullah attacked the PA leadership - without mentioning Arafat by name - for having made too many concessions to Israel. Abdullah said that the PA now agrees to receive "only 50% of the land, instead of the 98% that we have always talked about." He also said that the PA has made "surprising concessions" regarding the "return" of Arab refugees to Israel.
In addition, a Jordanian Foreign Ministry source clarified that when the Foreign Minister recently said that there would not be a demand for Arab sovereignty over Haifa and Jaffa, he did not mean that there is no Arab "right of return" to these two cities.
Dr. Osama al-Baz, a top aide to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, said yesterday that Israel should withdraw from all "occupied Arab lands" up to the pre-Six Day War lines, abandon its military nuclear program, and compensate the Arab people for their "suffering under occupation." So reports IMRA, based on a report in Syria's news agency SANA. Al-Baz also stressed the need for the establishment of a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.
In Jordan, King Abdullah attacked the PA leadership - without mentioning Arafat by name - for having made too many concessions to Israel. Abdullah said that the PA now agrees to receive "only 50% of the land, instead of the 98% that we have always talked about." He also said that the PA has made "surprising concessions" regarding the "return" of Arab refugees to Israel.
In addition, a Jordanian Foreign Ministry source clarified that when the Foreign Minister recently said that there would not be a demand for Arab sovereignty over Haifa and Jaffa, he did not mean that there is no Arab "right of return" to these two cities.