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Jerusalem (JTA) —.1`wo prom- unable to continue to coordinate
inent West Bank Palestinians politically with the PLO leader-
last week urged the Arab pop- ship until such time as their
ulation in the administered ter- word becomes their bond, char-
ritories to exert pressure on acterized by commitment, cred-
King Hussein and Palestine ibility and constancy."
Hussein rejected the notion,
Liberation Organization chief
Yasir Arafat to renew their suggested in many quarters,
talks aimed at finding a formula that his break with Arafat
for joint participation in the meant the peace process has
foundered. -Some Israeli anal-
Middle East peace process.
But the Jordanian ruler, in his ysts agreed with his remark that
latest remarks in Amman, ap- "'This is the eend of a chapter,
t of the book."
peered to be asking the Pales- no But
Hussein left open the
tinians under Israeh rule to seek possibility that he might enter
an alternative to the PLO as into negotiations with non-PLO
their representative.
Palestinians through an interna-
Anwar Al-Hatib, who was tional conference if the Pales-
Governor of Jerusalem during tinians choose such a 'scenario.
the Jordanian occupation before He discounted speculation that
1967, and Hikmat Al-Masri, he would now seek Syria as a
Deputy Speaker of the Jor- negotiating partner, stressing
danian Senate, who lives in that Jordan's recent rapproche-
Nablus, proposed that a West ment with Damascus was a
Bank delegation go to Amman bilateral matter.
to mediate between Hussein and
A leading Israeli Mideast ex-
Arafat. Their call was published pert, Hebrew University Prof.
in the East Jerusalem Arabic Emanuel Sivan, maintained that
daily, Al Kuds.
present circumstances
Both men, considered very under
Hussein would find it hard to
close to the King, stressed the convince the residents of the ter-
need to continue the Jordanian- ritories to adopt an independent
PLO dialogue which Hussein stand. Sivan pointed out that
declared in a television speech Jordan has neglected the Pales-
had come to an end.
in recent years. He said
Prime Minister Shimon Peres, tinians
Hussein appealed to them to
in an interview in Yediot make their own decisions be-
Achronot, issued a call of his cause he does not feel he has, a
own. "King Hussein and our- mandate to enter into separate
selves should lead the wagon of
with Israel.
peace and the residents of the talks
In another development, in
territories can join," he Washington the Reagan Ad-
declared.
seems to be in a
The proposal by Al-Hatib and ministration
about what to do next
Al-Masri was the first political quandry
the Middle East peace pro-
ripple in the West Bank since in
cess
now that Hussein Jordan
Hussein's speech in which he ex- has abandoned
his effort to
piltssly blamed PLO intran- work out a common
strategy
sigence for the impasse in put-
Arafat.
ting together a Jordanian- with
"It, is obvious that we have
Palestinian negotiating team.
Hussein said, "The Pales- embarked upon a period o
tinians must now make a de- reflection on the part of all
cision. Are they happy with parties," State Department
creeping annexation of their deputy sliokesman Charles Red-
land by Israel and their possible man said.
Redman agreed with the King
expulsion from Palestine? if
they're unhappy, what do they in placing the blame on the
PLO. "The record is clear that
want us to do about it?"
Hussein said he would "re- the PLO leadership has failed to
offered it,
spect" a decision by the Pales- seize the opportunity
have to find
tinians to keep the PLO as their and all parties
"sole legitimate representative" another basis to move toward
— the language of the 1974 the undiminished imperative of
Arab League summit decision in a negotiated peace, including a
Rabat, Morocco — but would resolution of the Palestinian
also welcome a move by the problem," he said.
Redman confirmed Hussein's
Palestinians to find another
"apparatus" for political revelation that, the U.S: had
agreed to invite the PLO to an
expression.
He denied he was asking the international conference if the
Palestinians to renounce the PLO accepted United Nations
PLO or to make a choice of Security Resolutions. 242 and
leadership. "I am simply saying 338, agreed to negotiate with
Israel and renounced terrorism.
that the Palestinians must
begin their own dialogue. They
must say whether we are right
or wrong, or come up with Dance Group
something else."
But in light of the King's To Perform
harsh words about the PLO;
The “Avodah" dance ensemble
most observers saw his remarks will appear March 8 at 8 p.m. at
as a challenge to the Pales- the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater
tinians to decide soon who in Ann Arbor. This program is
should speak for them. Hussein third in Hillel's Celebration of
said in his speech, "We are Jewish Arts series.

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