AMMAN - Jordanâs King Abdullah told Israel on Thursday that its planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip must be followed by a pullout from the West Bank. Officials said the king also told visiting Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz that the withdrawal should open the door to restart negotiations on a US- backed âroadâThe withdrawal from Gaza should constitute the successful start and prelude to the withdrawal of Israel from the West Bank and the setting up of a viable independent Palestinian state,â he was quoted by the state news agency Petra as telling Mofaz.
| Pro'ly not the time to remind Skippy that Jordan was once envisioned as the Paleo state. |