Word: jordanian
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...wounded two of the three Middle Eastern men in the apartment during the assault. Mayor Rudolph Guiliani said one was shot when he appeared to be trying to detonate one of the explosive devices. Two of the men, identified as Jhazi Abu Mezer, 23, and Lafi Khalil, 22, carried Jordanian passports, according to CNN. The third man reportedly had no identification papers. Police believe the three were planning to attack a nearby Long Island Railroad station as well as several subway lines. Although Guiliani said that there is so far no concrete connection between the men and yesterday's suicide...
...deplore the tragedy which took place on the "Island of Peace," in which a Jordanian soldier fired on a group of Israeli schoolgirls, killing seven. This incident followed closely on King Hussein's letter of March 9 accusing Prime Minister Netanyahu of pushing Arabs and Israelis toward "an abyss of bloodshed and disaster...
...Palestinian territories rather than proceed with a step-by-step implementation of Israeli withdrawals from the West Bank under the Oslo accords. In an interview with TIME editors on Wednesday, Netanyahu said he presented this idea to King Hussein of Jordan when he visited Jerusalem on Sunday. He characterized Jordanian and American reaction as being "intrigued." He said that the strategy of negotiating phased withdrawals created cycles of friction over relatively small issues and made it harder to tackle the big ones. He agreed that if the negotiations over the final status of the Palestinians failed after six months...
JERUSALEM: Making a visit into Jerusalem, King Hussein personally offered his condolences to the families of the seven schoolgirls killed by a Jordanian soldier last Thursday. Hussein's diplomacy may prove to be more effective at healing feelings than at changing Israeli policy. After a two-hour private meeting with the Jordanian leader, Benjamin Netanyahu announced his government's determination to proceed with construction of a 6,500-unit housing settlement in east Jerusalem. The initial announcement of the settlement plans sparked an angry response from Hussein last week and prompted Yasser Arafat to cut off all communication with Netanyahu...
JERUSALEM: Making a visit into Jerusalem, King Hussein personally offered his condolences to the families of the seven schoolgirls killed by a Jordanian soldier last Thursday. Hussein's diplomacy may prove to be more effective at healing feelings than at changing Israeli policy. After a two-hour private meeting with the Jordanian leader, Benjamin Netanyahu announced his government's determination to proceed with construction of a 6,500-unit housing settlement in east Jerusalem. The initial announcement of the settlement plans sparked an angry response from Hussein last week and prompted Yasser Arafat to cut off all communication with Netanyahu...