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02AMMAN2227
2002-05-07 10:20:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Amman
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UNCLAS AMMAN 002227
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARN, NEA/PA, NEA/AIA, INR/NESA, R/MR,
I/GNEA, B/BXN, B/BRN, NEA/PPD, NEA/IPA FOR ALTERMAN
USAID/ANE/MEA
LONDON FOR GOLDRICH
PARIS FOR O'FRIEL
USCINCCENT//CCPA, USCENTCOM REAR MACDILL AFB FL
STATE PASS TO AID
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KMDR JO
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTON ON MIDDLE EAST
Summary
-- Lead stories in all papers published today, May 7,
highlight the latest developments in the Palestinian-
Israeli standoff in the Church of the Nativity in
Bethlehem. Another lead story focuses on King
Abdullah's visit to the United States and his meetings
with U.S. officials.
Editorial Commentary
-- "The clash of priorities in Washington"
Semi-official, influential Arabic daily Al-Ra'i
(05/07) editorializes: "The conflict of priorities
or, better still, the clash of the agendas between the
Arabs and the Israelis is going to place America in a
highly sensitive position, and maybe even in an
embarrassing situation. The U.S. administration is in
such a position that demands an impeccable measurement
of its priorities in accordance with the needs of the
region and the requirements of peace in the Middle
East. Giving priority to U.S. electioneering
concerns, which tend to be biased in favor of the
Zionist lobby in the United States . is going to waste
away the peace process and is going to place the
Middle East on the threshold of chaos, where extremism
is the only beneficiary."
-- "What lies behind Powell's international
conference?"
Daily columnist Yaser Za'atreh writes on the op-ed
page of center-left, influential Arabic daily Al-
Dustour (05/07): "What do we need another
international conference, and what about the Madrid
Conference and its decisions? Does that not make you
say that Sharon wants to invest the current pressure
as well as the American stand on his side to complete
his political program that aims to achieve `the long-
term interim solution'?"
BERRY
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARN, NEA/PA, NEA/AIA, INR/NESA, R/MR,
I/GNEA, B/BXN, B/BRN, NEA/PPD, NEA/IPA FOR ALTERMAN
USAID/ANE/MEA
LONDON FOR GOLDRICH
PARIS FOR O'FRIEL
USCINCCENT//CCPA, USCENTCOM REAR MACDILL AFB FL
STATE PASS TO AID
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KMDR JO
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTON ON MIDDLE EAST
Summary
-- Lead stories in all papers published today, May 7,
highlight the latest developments in the Palestinian-
Israeli standoff in the Church of the Nativity in
Bethlehem. Another lead story focuses on King
Abdullah's visit to the United States and his meetings
with U.S. officials.
Editorial Commentary
-- "The clash of priorities in Washington"
Semi-official, influential Arabic daily Al-Ra'i
(05/07) editorializes: "The conflict of priorities
or, better still, the clash of the agendas between the
Arabs and the Israelis is going to place America in a
highly sensitive position, and maybe even in an
embarrassing situation. The U.S. administration is in
such a position that demands an impeccable measurement
of its priorities in accordance with the needs of the
region and the requirements of peace in the Middle
East. Giving priority to U.S. electioneering
concerns, which tend to be biased in favor of the
Zionist lobby in the United States . is going to waste
away the peace process and is going to place the
Middle East on the threshold of chaos, where extremism
is the only beneficiary."
-- "What lies behind Powell's international
conference?"
Daily columnist Yaser Za'atreh writes on the op-ed
page of center-left, influential Arabic daily Al-
Dustour (05/07): "What do we need another
international conference, and what about the Madrid
Conference and its decisions? Does that not make you
say that Sharon wants to invest the current pressure
as well as the American stand on his side to complete
his political program that aims to achieve `the long-
term interim solution'?"
BERRY