The Jerusalem Post Reporting:

Jordan's King Abdullah II asserted on Sunday that the peace negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians must be completed within two years.

"I fear if this short time is over and we don't reach a settlement that there will nothing left for the Palestinians to negotiate over," he said in an interview to Al Arabiya.

He stated that the Hamas and the Palestinians should adopt a realistic approach, saying they should consider the international position and the current reality.

"What is required now from peace advocates in the region," the king recommended, "is to work on continuing the momentum in the peace process and build on what has been achieved so that we don't lose this historic opportunity."

Abdullah expressed the hope that the Quartet could reinvigorate the road map to allow the Israelis and the Palestinians to resume negotiations from the place where they left off a few years ago.

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Israeli PM Olmert has a very similar time frame in mind. Specifically, he wants to divide the land while Bush is still in office. And in case you're wondering why anyone should care what Jordan's King Abdullah II thinks, his family - from an earthly point of view - oversees the Temple Mount. Also remember, Edom, Moab, and Ammon (all modern Jordan) shall escape from the Antichrist's hand.

Jordanian King: Peace Clock Ticking Away
21:40 May 07, '06 / 9 Iyar 5766


(IsraelNN.com) Jordan’s King Abdullah II said in an interview with Arab satellite TV station Al-Arabiya on Sunday that the prospects for peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority are dimming.

The king referred to the election of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who has pledged to set final borders for Israel by 2010 unilaterally, if the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority remains unwilling to negotiate. The terrorist group stands firm in its refusal to recognize Israel’s right to exist, renounce violence and disarm.

“We hope our Palestinian brothers and especially our brothers in Hamas deal with everything that relates to the Palestinians’ cause with complete realism,” the monarch said, “and take into account the position of the world around us and many facts and developments that cannot be ignored or reversed”.

Abdullah said it was important for decision makers to “remember that the time available to us for a peaceful settlement is around two years, and I fear if this short time is over and we don’t reach a settlement there will be nothing left for the Palestinians to negotiate over.” His remarks were released to Reuters news service in a transcript of the interview.

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JERUSALEM (AP) -- Ehud Olmert moved into the prime minister's office on Sunday, vowing to redefine Israel's borders while cracking down on wildcat settlement activity.


http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/07/...t.ap/index.html

Olmert and Jordan's King Abdullah agree to meet

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Jordan's King Abdullah II have agreed to meet in the coming weeks, Olmert's office said Friday, after the two leaders spoke by phone.

Abdullah called Olmert to congratulate him on his new government, Olmert's office said. The two agreed to meet after Olmert returns from a visit to Washington later this month. Olmert's government was sworn into office on Thursday.

In Jordan, a statement by Abdullah's press office said the Jordanian monarch promised Olmert that he will work with Israel and the Palestinian Authority "to achieve peace, security and stability in the area."

It did not elaborate, but said Abdullah expressed hope that Olmert's coming to power will be a "step toward resuming (Israeli) peace negotiations" with the Palestinians. With the Palestinian legislature and Cabinet led by the Islamic militant group Hamas, peace talks are unlikely.

Israel and Jordan signed a peace treaty in 1994. Although relations were rocky during much of the more than five years of Israeli-Palestinian fighting, they have improved in recent months.

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