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Thursday, June 18, 2020
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Thursday, June 18, 2020
Jordan’s FM: If Israel carries out annexation, it chooses conflict over peace
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEnding his meeting in Ramallah with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi says Israel’s annexation plan in the West Bank is “a destructive, unprecedented move” that will “destroy all foundations of the peace process.”
Safadi says Amman will do everything to thwart the plan.
“If Israel carries out annexation, it will have chosen escalation and conflict instead of peace, and will bear the consequences,” he says.
Abbas appears to signal he will not attempt to control any potential Palestinian popular uprising in response to the move.
“The Palestinian people will choose what they want,” he says.
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