Democratic Palestine : 26 (ص 17)
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- Democratic Palestine : 26 (ص 17)
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Jordanian-Israeli
secret Collaboration
A series of secret agreements show the seriousness of the collabora-
tion between the Zionist occupiers and the Jordanian monarchy,
whereby the two intend to impose their joint administration on the
West Bank, to the detriment of the Palestinian masses’ struggle for
liberation and statehood.
disappointed by the cancellation of the
Amman accord, and the restoration of
the PLO’s unity and nationalist pro-
gram in April this year. Nonetheless,
the regime continued the same policy,
reaffirming its dedication to the success
of US imperialist policy in the region.
In contrast, ‘Israel’ did not live up to
its end of the deal. The construction of
On May 2Ist, the Israeli newspaper
Hatsofieh published the text of the
memorandum of understanding agreed
upon by Jordan’s King Hussein and
Israeli Foreign Minister Peres at their
unpublicized meeting in London on
April 11th. The secret document was
entitled «An agreement between the
government of Jordan and the Israeli
foreign minister, with US consent» (See
box for text.)
Although there was news about this
meeting in the international press, the
Jordanian government ignored the
reports. Denying them would have
elicited Israeli anger, leading to the ex-
posure of further details. Confirming
them, on the other hand, would have
caused unfavorable reactions from
Arab nationalist regimes and forces.
The monarchy’s only choice was to
remain silent. Such silence is nothing
new. It is a part of the well-established
Jordanian policy of working behind-
the-scenes. Since late 1985, the Jorda-
nian government has been quietly
normalizing relations with ‘Israel’ prior
to signing an overt agreement.
Since late 1985, the Jordanian regime
has been raising such slogans as «im-
proving the standard of living for West
Bank and Gaza Strip residents.» This is
a cover for the agreement on joint ad-
ministration of these occupied ter-
ritories, reached with Peres on October
1, 1985, while he was prime minister.
(See box.) Ever since this agreement,the
Jordanian regime has exhausted all ef-
forts to promote joint administration.
To this end, the regime supported
Israeli appointment of West Bank
mayors, whereby pro-Jordanian figures
would replace the legitimate, elected
mayors who had been dismissed by the
occupation authorities. A few months
later, King Hussein halted coordination
with the PLO leadership and worked to
find or create an alternative leadership.
Later, the monarchy adopted a five-
year development plan for the West
Bank and Gaza Strip, to help provide
an economic base for broader sectors of
the Palestinian bourgeoisie, linked to
Jordan. Moreover. branches of Jorda-
nian banks were reopened in the 1967
occupied territories.
However, this policy was strongly
resisted by the Palestinian masses in the
occupied territories, who reaffirmed
their undisputed support to their sole,
legitimate representative, the PLO.
Later, the Jordanian regime was
settlements continued. There was no
decrease in Israeli military presence,
much less the cancellation of military
rule in the occupied West Bank and
Gaza Strip, as had been pledged by
Peres in order to improve the popula-
tion’s quality of life and give them
broader powers to administer their own
affairs.
HUSSEIN’S TOTAL
SURRENDER
On February 3, 1987, the Israeli daily
Haaretz published the agreement on an
international conference reached bet-
ween King Hussein and Peres. (See box
for text.) Reviewing the terms of this P
1. Israel’s phased withdrawal
Fmost of the West Bank and Gaza sii
territories,
2. 85% of the West Bank and Gaza
Strip territories would be under Arab
supervision or control.
| 3. The Israeli army is allowed to occupy
defensive posts along the Jordan Valley
for several a
_ Concluded between Kine
Hussein and Foreign Minister
Peres
sast J erusalem.
Source:
and expanded Arab-Israeli supervision. |
7. Establishing special (extra) regional
passageways between the Jordan River |
and the West Bank, and between Jor-|
dan and the Gaza Strip. |
_Hatsofieh, oO a, ee
The document also states that the
first stage, which is a transitional stage, |
includes:
l. establishing an Israeli-Jordanian
authority authorized by a joint Israeli-
Jordanian
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