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JORDAN, THE PALESTINIANS, AND FINAL STATUS

Date: Thursday, October 14, 1999 / Time: 6:00am - 7:00am 

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JORDAN, THE PALESTINIANS,

AND FINAL STATUS

with

Adnan Abu-Odeh
Political Advisor to King Abdullah II
& Former Senior Fellow, USIP
Thursday, October 14, 1999
10:00 AM

U.S. Institute of Peace
1200 17th St.
Washington, D.C.

Arafat and Abdullah

Jordan's King Abdullah II, right, walks hand-in-hand
with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat at the Royal
Palace in Amman on Wednesday, March 10, 1999.
Arafat arrived in a short visit for talks with King
Abdullah and Jordanian officials on the repercussions
of proclaiming the Palestinian statehood on May 4.
(AP Photo/Yousef Allan)

The outcome of Final Status Talks will have serious implications for Palestinians, Israelis and Jordanians; their governments; and others throughout the Middle East. Issues addressed by the panel included:
  • What opportunities and obstacles will Final Status present for cooperation between the Palestinian, Jordanian, and Israeli governments?
  • What are the likely effects of a settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict on Jordanian internal politics?
  • How would the establishment of a Palestinian state affect perceptions of the loyalty of Palestinian-Jordanians to Jordan?

 

Speakers also included:

William Quandt
University of Virginia

Malik Mufti
Tufts University

Asher Susser
Tel Aviv University (via teleconference)

Khalil Jahshan
National Association of Arab Americans

Panelists at briefing

l to r: Khalil Jahshan, Malik Mufti, Adnan Abu-Odeh,
and William Quandt. Asher Susser participated via
teleconference from Tel Aviv.

 

After the briefing there was a book signing for Jordanians, Palestinians & the Hashemite Kingdom in the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Abu-Odeh's work recently published by the Institute.

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