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Jordan to Palestinians: No missile launches from West Bank
July 12, 2006
AMMAN — Jordan has warned the Palestinian Authority against the prospect of producing and firing missiles from the West Bank.
The warning came amid a threat by PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to resign and dismantle the Palestinian government. Abbas has complained of insufficient support from the international community.
Palestinian sources said Jordan's King Abdullah warned that the Hashemite kingdom would not allow the West Bank to be used for missile strikes. The sources said Abdullah relayed this message to both Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Fatah chief Mohammed Dahlan.
"The king told PA leaders that if there are rocket attacks from the West Bank, Jordan will no longer feel bound to help the Palestinians," the source said.
The sources said Jordan has been concerned that Fatah and Hamas would develop a rocket and missile production infrastructure in the West Bank amid Israeli government plans to withdraw from the area. They said the kingdom has assessed that the Hamas-led PA would eventually enable rocket attacks on Jordan as well as Israel.
Hamas has been directed by Iran and Syria, both regarded as hostile to the kingdom. The movement has been led by Khaled Masha'al, based in Damascus and directed by Iran.
Over the last two months, Jordan disclosed Hamas smuggling of rocket-propelled grenades and short-range missiles for attacks in the kingdom. The plot was said to have been hatched in Damascus.
Fatah and Hamas have been firing short-range rockets and missiles in the West Bank. On July 8, Fatah and Islamic Jihad fired two crude versions of the Kassam-class, short-range missile from a village outside the West Bank city of Tulkarm.
The launches were said to have failed. Fatah and Jihad also claimed to have fired a rocket from the northern West Bank town of Jenin toward Israel.
On July 10, Abbas was taken by a Jordanian helicopter to meet the king and Prime Minister Marouf Al Bakhit. Abbas was urged to use his forces to fight missile and rocket production in the northern West Bank.
On Wednesday, the London-based A-Sharq Al Awsat said Abdullah also urged Abbas not to resign. The newspaper said Abbas has threatened to quit the PA and leave for exile amid his complaints of coming under U.S. pressure to free an Israeli soldier abducted by Hamas on June 25.
Abbas was reported to have said that he remained powerless and unable to pay salaries to PA employees. He was quoted as warning that he would dismantle the PA and leave for abroad. A similar threat was issued during a telephone conversation between Abbas and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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July 12, 2006
AMMAN — Jordan has warned the Palestinian Authority against the prospect of producing and firing missiles from the West Bank.
The warning came amid a threat by PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to resign and dismantle the Palestinian government. Abbas has complained of insufficient support from the international community.
Palestinian sources said Jordan's King Abdullah warned that the Hashemite kingdom would not allow the West Bank to be used for missile strikes. The sources said Abdullah relayed this message to both Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Fatah chief Mohammed Dahlan.
"The king told PA leaders that if there are rocket attacks from the West Bank, Jordan will no longer feel bound to help the Palestinians," the source said.
The sources said Jordan has been concerned that Fatah and Hamas would develop a rocket and missile production infrastructure in the West Bank amid Israeli government plans to withdraw from the area. They said the kingdom has assessed that the Hamas-led PA would eventually enable rocket attacks on Jordan as well as Israel.
Hamas has been directed by Iran and Syria, both regarded as hostile to the kingdom. The movement has been led by Khaled Masha'al, based in Damascus and directed by Iran.
Over the last two months, Jordan disclosed Hamas smuggling of rocket-propelled grenades and short-range missiles for attacks in the kingdom. The plot was said to have been hatched in Damascus.
Fatah and Hamas have been firing short-range rockets and missiles in the West Bank. On July 8, Fatah and Islamic Jihad fired two crude versions of the Kassam-class, short-range missile from a village outside the West Bank city of Tulkarm.
The launches were said to have failed. Fatah and Jihad also claimed to have fired a rocket from the northern West Bank town of Jenin toward Israel.
On July 10, Abbas was taken by a Jordanian helicopter to meet the king and Prime Minister Marouf Al Bakhit. Abbas was urged to use his forces to fight missile and rocket production in the northern West Bank.
On Wednesday, the London-based A-Sharq Al Awsat said Abdullah also urged Abbas not to resign. The newspaper said Abbas has threatened to quit the PA and leave for exile amid his complaints of coming under U.S. pressure to free an Israeli soldier abducted by Hamas on June 25.
Abbas was reported to have said that he remained powerless and unable to pay salaries to PA employees. He was quoted as warning that he would dismantle the PA and leave for abroad. A similar threat was issued during a telephone conversation between Abbas and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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