Democratic Palestine : 26 (ص 18)
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agreement, it is obvious that the Jor-
danian monarch has completely yielded
to the Zionist Labor Party’s notion of
an international conference.
Whereas the Jordanian regime
previously espoused the participation
of the USSR, Syria and the PLO in the
conference, it has now dropped the
demand for the PLO’s participation.
This is clear in that the agreement with
Peres considers UN Security Council
resolutions 242 and 338 as the basis for
the conference; it means agreeing in
advance on the participants and
limiting the Palestinian people’s
representation to a joint Jordanian-
Palestinian delegation. Concerning the
USSR’s participation, the Jordanian
regime showed understanding for the
Israeli conditions.
Moreover, the Jordanian regime
yielded to the US-Israeli demands that
the conference be an initial step leading
to direct, bilateral negotiations. This is
the most dangerous aspect of the
agreement since it means relinquishing
the previous Jordanian demand for a
fully empowered conference.
OBSTACLES TO THE US
PLAN
Though the Jordanian regime’s
secret collaboration with the Israelis,
and its submission to the US-Israeli
conditions, is an advanced step in the
US-sponsored solution for the Middle
East, a number of major obstacles re-
main.
Two obstacles present themselves on
the Palestinian and Arab level. Without
Palestinian and Arab support, King
Hussein cannot enact his agreement
with Peres on an international con-
ference. This is particularly the case
after the restoration of the PLO’s uni-
ty. Even though official Arab policies
are on the decline, there is still no con-
sensus on going so far as Hussein has
done. The PLO, moreover, has of-
ficially adopted the concept of a fully
empowered, UN-sponsored conference,
based on all UN resolutions related to
the Palestinian cause, and with the
participation of all parties on an equal
footing.
The third obstacle is the lack of an
official Israeli consensus on an inter-
national conference. The cosigner of
the agreement with King Hussein was
the Labor half of the Israeli govern-
ment. It is well known that the other
half of the government - Shamir’s
Likud-rejects the very idea of an in-
ternational conference. When Peres
threatened to withdraw from the
government and call for early elections,
he found that the balance of forces in
the Knesset was not to his favor. On the
contrary, the Likud could ally with the
small far-right parties to stay in the
government. Peres later withdrew his
threats.
The fourth obstacle is an interna-
tional one, chiefly the Soviet Union’s
consistent promotion of an interna-
tional conference that is just and com-
prehensive in contrast to the US-Israeli
model. The Soviet conception of an in-
ternational conference coincides with
that of the PLO.
Knowing these facts, the Jordanian
government continues its capitula-
tionist policies, serving as the driving
force for the US ‘peace’ efforts. In this,
the Jordanian regime is supporting the
Labor Party in its conflict with the
Likud.
MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING
The memorandum agreed upon by
King Hussein and Shimon Peres on
April 11th, aims at furthering the plan
for imposing joint Israeli-Jordanian
administration on the 1967 occupied
territories. The terms of the document
attest to the desire of both parties to
continue the joint administration plan,
despite Shamir’s rejection of an in-
ternational conference and the PLO’s
renewed unity. The memorandum, for
the first time in such a document,
speaks clearly about a phased Israeli
withdrawal from most of the 1967 oc-
cupied Palestinian territories. This new
development is, however, nothing but a
decoy to encourage King Hussein to
continue his collaboration with the
Israeli occupation. Both the
memorandum and the original agree-
ment on joint administration reserve
for ‘Israel’ the right to lines of defense
along the Jordan Valley. Both speak of
the right of Zionist settlers to live in the
West Bank and Gaza Strip. In this way,
Israeli military control remains
basically unaffected.
Responding to reports about the
memorandum of understanding,
Shamir told the Italian newspaper
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