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Jordanian King Abdullah harshly criticized Israel's Operation Protective Edge on Sunday, saying that the Jewish state bears the primary responsibility for hostilities and that the whole world must act now to end the "occupation."
Speaking in an interview to Jordanian daily newspaper Al-Ghad, Abdullah said the Arab countries and the international community must hold Israel accountable for what it was doing in Gaza.
Abdullah refuted Israeli claims that the war was justified, and lamented the loss of innocent lives.
The Jordanian king stated that without a peace agreement, we would eventually be discussing a "fifth and sixth" Israel war in Gaza.
Abdullah, who has been criticized at home for being relatively quiet during Israel's operation in Gaza, told Al-Ghad that "we prefer to work actively and deliberately to end the Israeli aggression."
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http://www.jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/Jordans-Abdullah-Israel-must-be-held-accountable-for-what-is-happening-in-Gaza-370642
malaise
(269,215 posts)This is a pleasant surprise...at last. He will not become the enemy. Watch the proceedings.
madokie
(51,076 posts)roody
(10,849 posts)riverwalker
(8,694 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)It's amazing in this day and age that there are modern countries who are ruled by kings.
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)is he an absolute monarch?
oberliner
(58,724 posts)I think it's pretty backwards to be ruled by a hereditary unelected person.
You don't?
According to Wikipedia, he is pretty much an absolute monarch.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_II_of_Jordan#Politics_as_king
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)as they are all monarchies, in fact there are 40+ current monarchies and yes some of the countries involved could be called backwards but not because they are monarchies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_sovereign_monarchs
and Abdullah is not an absolute monarch as Jordan is a constitutional monarchy
oberliner
(58,724 posts)I refuse to fight it and concede on all points.
DanTex
(20,709 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)Some of them are even US allies like Saudi Arabia.
DanTex
(20,709 posts)abelenkpe
(9,933 posts)Let's point out how strange it is that any country still retains a monarchy. No one will dispute that. It is strange. What were we talking about?
shaayecanaan
(6,068 posts)the amount of heavy lifting he does to prevent militants from gaining a foothold in either Jordan or the West Bank is immeasurable. He does it purely out of self-interest but nevertheless Israel benefits enormously.
If the Israelis have any sense they should pray to all the pantheons that the man lives to be a hundred.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)Their government has been less-than-helpful in dealing with the Palestinians.
That said, it's clear that the tide of popular opinion is turning against Israel. Perhaps that's why the King felt he could chime in now.
-Laelth
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)kentuck
(111,110 posts)What occupation??
Uncle Joe
(58,456 posts)Thanks for the thread, Purveyor.