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Eugene

(61,595 posts)
Sun Jan 21, 2018, 09:25 AM Jan 2018

Jordan's king delivers pointed public remarks to Pence in wake of Jerusalem decision

Source: Washington Post

Jordan’s king delivers pointed public remarks to Pence in wake of Jerusalem decision

By Jenna Johnson and Loveday Morris January 21 at 7:25 AM

AMMAN — In pointed public remarks, Jordan’s King Abdullah II told Vice President Pence on Sunday that he had repeatedly warned Washington about the risks of recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and that he hoped the United States would now “reach out” and find the right way to move forward.

At a meeting at his palace in the Jordanian capital Amman, Abdullah began by welcoming Pence and said that discussions between the two longtime allies would be “candid and frank” at a time that he described as “a very critical point” for the region.

He said that he had been encouraged by President Trump’s commitment to bring a solution to decades of conflict by Israelis and Palestinians but that Jerusalem is key to achieving peace.

“Sir, I had continuously voiced over the past year in my meetings in Washington my concerns regarding the U.S. decision on Jerusalem that does not come as a result of a comprehensive settlement to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict,” he said, addressing Pence and his delegation from across a dining table. “Today we have a major challenge to overcome, especially with some of the rising frustrations,” he said.

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Jordan's king delivers pointed public remarks to Pence in wake of Jerusalem decision (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2018 OP
How is it that countries are still ruled by kings? oberliner Jan 2018 #1
Mike Dence will take it as a dare. czarjak Jan 2018 #2
Bizarre comments from the arab block leader in the Knesset. Mosby Jan 2018 #3
Evangelical christians are dangerous, this man is just stating fact. nt Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #4
people who believe sabbat hunter Jan 2018 #5
 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
1. How is it that countries are still ruled by kings?
Sun Jan 21, 2018, 09:26 AM
Jan 2018

Seems so ridiculous in this day and age.

(Though the current US situation does not argue well for democracy either)

Mosby

(16,168 posts)
3. Bizarre comments from the arab block leader in the Knesset.
Sun Jan 21, 2018, 11:17 AM
Jan 2018
Ayman Odeh, head of the Joint List representing Israel’s Arab parliamentarians, said Sunday that his faction of 13 lawmakers would likely stage a walkout as Pence speaks to Israeli parliament, known as the Knesset, on Monday. “Trump is whimsical, even racist,” said Odeh. “But Pence, with his evangelical ideology is very dangerous. I do not want him to come here, give a speech and we all sit quietly and applaud him,” he said. “There are some people in this country that want to say to him that he is not welcome here. We want peace, with a Palestinian country next to Israel. Sitting quietly and listening to him is giving him legitimization. We want the Americans to know that there are some Israelis who do not see him as legitimate.”


Calling an evangelical christian (pence) dangerous is pretty insulting to millions of christians, I think end times theology is silly, but an israeli arab muslim shouldn't be commenting about how dangerous Christians are in the first place. He's their guest, ffs.



sabbat hunter

(6,825 posts)
5. people who believe
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 10:12 AM
Jan 2018

in the end times are neigh, like pence, and are trying to bring about the 'second coming', like Pence, IMHO are dangerous.

Pence isn't supporting Israel out of some great love of Israel, he is doing it so that Jesus returns, wipes out all non believers (jews, Muslims, Buddists, etc etc), and saves all believers (like himself)

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