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At the White House on Monday, Jordan and Israel
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ast September, it took a vis-
ible push from the president
to produce the world-chang-
ing handshake between
Palestine liberation Organiza-
tion chairman Yassir Arafat and
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak
Rabin on the White House lawn.
On Monday, Mr. Rabin and Jor-
dan's King Hussein showed no
such reluctance during a ground-
breaking meeting that produced
an 11-page agreement ending the
46-year-old confrontation be-
tween the two countries.
But that agreement fell short
of an actual peace treaty. Even
the most optimistic Israeli offi-
cials believe it will take several
months of tough negotiations be-
fore the broad framework agree-
ment is filled in with details.
Jewish leaders reacted enthu-
siastically to the "Washington De-
claration," which includes
language suggesting that Jordan
will work to end the Arab boycott
against Israel. Even a provision
in the document promising that
King Hussein will gain some con-
trol over Muslim holy sites in
Jerusalem did not dim the
sparkle of the day.
"It was very different from the
feeling at the Israeli-PLO sign-
ing," said Rep. Ben Cardin, D-
Md. "In this case, we're dealing
with the real leader of a real
country. As a result, we're like-
ly to see some tangible results in
a fairly short time. Today's cer-
emony brought that home."
But another Jewish legislator
was more cautious. "I'm skepti-
cal," said Rep. Chuck Schumer,
D-N.Y. "After 46 years of war, my
heart longs for peace, but my
head says, 'Be careful.' While I
am hopeful ... I can't forget that
not so long ago King Hussein was
one of Saddam Hussein's closest
allies."
Monday's ceremonies were
only slightly less dramatic than
last September's signing of an Is-
raeli-PLO declaration of princi-
ples. In a ceremony in the Rose
Garden, Mr. Rabin referred to the
world-wide attention on their
first-ever public handshake:
"What I ... wish, Your Majesty,
[is] that there will be another day
of excitement, and another, and
that finally, no one will photo-
graph our handshakes. It will
have become part of the routine
of our lives."
He told a visibly moved king
that "the entire State of Israel is
shaking your hand."
King Hussein delivered an
emotional speech promising an
end to the long and bloody con-
King Hussein
flict. "Out of all the days of my
life," he said, "I do not believe that
there is one such as this — in
terms of the feelings, the emo-
tions relating to a long, long
struggle."
President Clinton, Mr. Rabin
and King Hussein then met for
90 minutes inside the White
House. Their agenda was a gen-
eral one, according to Israeli
sources, with an emphasis on
joint projects that could cement
the emerging relationship be-
tween the two former enemies.
Afterward, they walked to the
South Lawn, where the Wash-
ington Declaration was signed on
the same antique table used for
the 1979 signing of the Camp
David accords and last year's Is-
raeli-PLO agreement. Mr. Rabin
called the accord "the closest
thing to a treaty of peace ... It is
my hope and belief that not long
from today we shall return to sign
a final and a permanent treaty of
peace."
Although Israel had not
pressed for a formal signing dur-
ing this week's meetings in
Washington, Mr. Rabin said the
process of crafting the document
demonstrated the vitality of the
peace process.
"There is much more in the
Washington Declaration than the
parties were planning when they
decided to prepare this declara-
tion 10 days ago," he said. "That
bears witness to our ability in Is-
rael and Jordan to accelerate our
efforts towards peace, to over-
come obstacles, to achieve a
breakthrough and to put an end
to 46 years of hostility."
One of those unexpected
bonuses was a clause pledging
both countries to work for "the
abolition of all economic boycotts."
"That was a surprise and ... a
very welcome one for our com-
munity," said Malcolm Hoenlein,
executive vice chair of the Con-
ference of Presidents of Major
American Jewish Organizations.