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There is a reason why the diminutive bigot who runs Jordan is pushing so hard for peace between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs---he hates Palestinian Arabs. Here in the US, one of the most racist phrases is "Not in my neighborhood!" This disgusting practice is used when someone of another ethnic background dares to purchase a house on his or her block. In November of 2006 Abdullah for all intents and purposes, used that phrase to refer to Palestinians in a speech to the Jordanian Parliament....The King either suffers from dementia or is a racist. Does he really forget that...

JEDDAH: The June 4 speech at Cairo University by US President Barack Obama was watched widely in the Arab world, including the desert of Hail province where traffic virtually vanished during the address. According to a report in Asharq Alawsat daily, residents of Dhabi village gathered around TV screens to catch Obama’s words. “Obama’s speech caused the postponement of some of my appointments by request of my guests, relatives and friends, as well as some nearby Bedouin,” said Awad Khudair Al-Shammari, the owner of one of the few television sets in the area. Al-Shammari, who owns and breeds camels, said...

President Barack Obama met with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia,, he did not bow (video) obsequiously before the Muslim king – at least not physically: “I thought it was very important to come to the place where Islam began and to seek his majesty's counsel and to discuss with him many of the issues that we confront here in the Middle East.” As leaders of Muslim nations, Obamah and Abdullah have a lot in common. Whatcha talkin’ about, Willis?

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – The Saudi king on Saturday dismissed the chief of the religious police and a cleric who condoned killing the owners of TV networks that broadcast "immoral" content, signaling an effort to weaken the country's hard-line Sunni establishment. The shake-up — King Abdullah's first since coming to power in August 2005 — included the appointment of a female deputy minister, the highest government position a Saudi woman has attained. snip Khashoggi said Faisal has been working behind the scenes on plans to reform education. After the Sept. 11 attacks, carried out by 19 Arabs, including 15 Saudis,...

Note: Read the whole article and check out the hypertext-links in the article. # FrontPageMagazine.com | Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Where does the Obama administration stand on Israel? Although that vexed question is still open, the worrying signs are accumulating. On Sunday it was National Security Adviser James Jones telling ABC that “We understand Israel’s preoccupation with Iran as an existential threat. We agree with that”—and adding: “…by the same token, there are a lot of things that you can do to diminish that existential threat by working hard towards achieving a two-state solution.” With Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu slated...

Pope Benedict XVI arrived Friday in Jordan's capital city of Amman, embarking on a weeklong tour of the Middle East that will take him to Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories. His Alitalia flight taxied down the runway with the Vatican and Jordanian flags flying on either side of the cockpit window. Jordan's King Abdullah and Queen Rania led the welcoming ceremony, which included members of the royal family, political and religious leaders. Several cannons were fired as the pontiff walked down the red carpet and greeted members of the welcoming committee. Pope Benedict XVI will deliver a speech at...

Yesterday, Jordan's King Abdullah the Diminutive was interviewed on Meet the Press. Along with his usual discourse of "the Israel/Palestinian issue is the cause of all problems of the world" the King also had some choice words about the "enhanced interrogation techniques that the US practiced the Islamist terrorist. Kind of strange though, since the Hypocritical King is a big proponent of torture in his own country Jordan (the original Palestinian State).... ..King Abdullah, the Hypocritical said definitively that his country does not torture. Since Mr. Gregory would never challenge the King when he is bashing the US, I guess...

The title of this article might have been more to the point if we substitute ‘Pieces” for ‘Peace,” as the breaking up of Israel is seemingly looming just over the horizon. With President Obama promising to take whatever steps are necessary to not only avoid any war or conflict, but to actually force a peace settlement establishing a Palestinian State upon Israel and the “occupied territories”, the Arab World has seen this as an opening to finally defeat Israel, a goal unattainable by their past aggressions. Now they have the magic formula, threaten a possibility of war, then sit back,...

Barack Obama has called on Israel and the Palestinians to “step back from the abyss” and renewed his support for the creation of a Palestinian state. Deepening his direct role in reviving stalled Middle East peace efforts, Mr Obama met King Abdullah on Tuesday and invited Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and the Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak for separate talks by early June. The US president reassured King Abdullah of his commitment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict despite reluctance by Mr Netanyahu’s new right-leaning government to support the idea of eventual...

America wants to see actions: The US administration hopes to see Israeli-Palestinian goodwill gestures within months, President Barack Obama said Tuesday following his meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah. "We can't talk forever; at some point, steps have to be taken, so that people can see progress on the ground," the president said. Obama reiterated his support for the two-state solution, saying that "there are a lot of Israelis who also believe in a two-state solution." "Unfortunately right now what we've seen, not just in Israel but within the Palestinian territories, among the Arab states, worldwide, is a profound cynicism about...

In perhaps the singular and most symbolic act which could sum up what President Obama’s secret intentions for America are, in spite of the White House’s efforts to have you believe that your eyes were lying to you. President Barack Hussein Obama has done what no other U.S. President has done and what American tradition and presidential protocol is set against. Obama bowed to Royalty. Was he telegraphing a message from his unconscious?

Because the White House's first explanation about President Obama's bow to King Abdullah — that he was bending down to shake hands — would only make sense if Obama were nine feet tall, CNN reporter Dan Lothian brought up the controversy again yesterday, this time to press secretary Robert Gibbs. Surely, once the White House had time to reflect on the fact that we have actual video of the moment in question, they would admit that the president had indeed bowed as a simple show of respect to an international counterpart, blamed the "shaking hands" excuse on a well-meaning White...

We have always been at war with Eastasia. We have always been at war with Eastasia. We have always been at war with Eastasia. The White House is denying that the president bowed to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at a G-20 meeting in London, a scene that drew criticism on the right and praise from some Arab outlets. “It wasn’t a bow. He grasped his hand with two hands, and he’s taller than King Abdullah,” said an Obama aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. I can see why this aide wanted to be anonymous, otherwise he’d probably...

The reason Obama's alleged, denied bow to King Abdullah -- it was, however one describes it, a warm gesture -- has been the source of controversy is the general American enmity to Saudi Arabia, one that has survived friendly relations between a generation of presidents of both parties and the Saudi rulers. That hostility is a sentiment, in fact, that Obama tapped into at times during the campaign. "Change is an energy policy that doesn't rely on buddying up to the Saudi Royal Family and then begging them for oil," he said in Des Moines last May. (Robert Gibbs today...

Ben Smith appears to be the first reporter to ask the White House why Barack Obama bowed before the King of Saudi Arabia, a violation of more than two centuries of tradition and protocol holding that American presidents never bow before royalty. The answer the White House gave Smith: "It wasn't a bow." So who you going to believe -- Barack Obama or your lying eyes? The fact that no one on in the traveling press corps even bothered to ask for an explanation as to why Obama bowed is almost as stunning as the White House's absurd denial that...

Politico.com reports that the White House is denying that President Obama bowed to Saudi King Abdullah last week during the G-20 Summit in London: The White House is denying that the president bowed to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at a G-20 meeting in London, a scene that drew criticism on the right and praise from some Arab outlets. "It wasn't a bow. He grasped his hand with two hands, and he's taller than King Abdullah," said an Obama aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The Washington Times called the alleged bow a "shocking display of fealty to...

During the G-20 summit in London, Barack Obama took time out for a brief meeting with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia caught on video by two cameras, and by a still photographer, where the U.S. president bowed deeply in greeting the Saudi monarch. No major American media paid any attention to the startling, unreciprocated bow, gesture of subservience. In tandem, there was scant paid attention to a disquieting comment by Obama when he spoke effusively about a 2002 Saudi peace initiative for normalization of relations between the Arab world and Israel. The Saudi initiative, which would end Israel as a...

While I don’t post a lot on Twitter myself, I do learn a few things by monitoring my feed. For those wondering why the media hasn’t reported at all on Barack Obama’s protocol-smashing deep-waisted bow to King Abdullah — besides the usual Cover Obama’s Behind impulse — a few people are suggesting that media outlets are taking the position that Obama was really picking something off the ground instead of bowing. Where did they get idea? Certainly not from the video. I’ve highlighted the portion, and repeat it a couple of times to be clear: Very clearly, throughout the bow,...

Ok, seriously the State Department or the Secret Service really need to brief the president, the first lady, and his administration in general on proper protocol when meeting foreign leaders. (Link from American Thinker). The president's image has gotten off to a shaky start on courteous exchanges with world leaders. It started from not getting the proper Russian translation for a gift between the two countries at a major meeting, to buying cheesy gifts like DVD box sets and toy Marine 1 helicopters from the White House gift shop, to presenting the Queen of England with an I-Pod equipped...

58 seconds in, the President of the United States prostrates himself before the King of Saudi Arabia to kiss the ring upon his hand. And he seemed to love every minute of it. Why is the King of Saudi Arabia shown such love and affection, to put it nicely (and dhimmihood, if you care to use a more apt term)? The Queen of England certainly was not treated as formally and respectfully as the King of Saudi Arabia, so it’s not that Obama does this sort of thing for royalty. We can’t remember seeing anyone perform a gesture like that...

Here is video of President Obama at a reception for G20 leaders yesterday, where he bowed to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. Only subjects of the King are expected to bow before him. Obama bows at the 1:36 mark of the video. It does not show if for long. This video also shows Michelle Obama and Queen Elizabeth II put their arms around each other. . . . . . . (Watch Video)

For several days there was a fierce national debate over whether American car companies in Detroit deserved $25 billion of taxpayer money and whether American jobs should be saved. The automakers and a union representative were ridiculed, didn’t get the money, and were told to come up with a “plan” to save the companies. After backing the $700-billion Wall Street bailout, Bill O’Reilly of Fox News said Detroit didn’t deserve any federal money because the car companies had been mismanaged. This was a point made by many in the media. But Citigroup got $20 billion over the weekend from the...

Berlin - King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has offered political asylum to Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar, 49, German news magazine Der Spiegel reported Saturday, quoting government sources in Kabul. The report said the approach was made at the request of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and outgoing US president George W Bush. Karzai hoped the offer would speed up plans for a reconciliation process in the landlocked Asian nation and had promised the Taliban leader safe passage if he decided to return to Afghanistan, Der Spiegel said. Terrorism experts believe Mullah Omar is hiding in the Pakistan city of Quetta,...

Jordan's King Abdullah II held talks Monday with Iraq's prime minister after coming to Baghdad on an unannounced visit, the first by an Arab head of state since the U.S.-led invasion ousted Saddam Hussein in 2003. Abdullah urged Arab governments to "extend their hand to Iraq" because a strong Iraq "is a source of strength for the Arab nation," according to a statement released by the royal palace in the Jordanian capital of Amman. An Iraqi government statement said Abdullah had "frank and positive talks" with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on ties between the two states. Al-Maliki told the king...

Religion of Irony alert. Al Qaeda's #3 has called for the death of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah for meeting with the Pope and calling for interfaith dialogue. Why does this get King Abdullah a death fatwa? The logic goes something like this: The Pope offended Muhammad by suggesting that the Muslim prophet spread Islam by the sword. For this, the Pope deserves death. King Abdullah deserves death by colluding with the Pope and abandoning violent jihad. It would be funny if it weren't so tragic. Al Libi also is accuses King Abdullah of being involved in some conspiracy --part...

<p>More behind the scenes (this time on Senator Obama’s plane!) Check out the email we all received from our FNC colleague Major Garrett. Major is traveling in the Middle east with Senator Obama.</p> <p>It sounds like the Senator Obama campaign is having some problems with the American press traveling with him?</p>

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - It's probably as revolutionary and groundbreaking as Mozart gets these days. A German-based quartet staged Saudi Arabia's first-ever performance of European classical music in a public venue before a mixed gender audience. The concert, held at a government-run cultural center, broke many taboos in a country where public music is banned and the sexes are segregated even in lines at fast food outlets. The Friday night performance could be yet another indication that this strict Muslim kingdom is looking to open up to the rest of the world. A few weeks ago, King Abdullah made an...

ROME — The Vatican is negotiating with authorities in Saudi Arabia for permission to build the country's first Roman Catholic church, sources in the Holy See said yesterday. The move evidently heralds a major policy change toward the nearly 1 million Christians working in the unbendingly conservative Wahhabi kingdom. Riyadh and the Holy See have been holding discreet discussions on the sensitive issue for several weeks and the two sides are "locked together," said Archbishop Mounged El-Hachem, the papal nuncio, or Vatican ambassador, to the Persian Gulf states of Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates. A source in...

Excerpt - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday left Tehran for Saudi Arabia to perform the hajj, the first Iranian leader to take part in the annual Muslim pilgrimage in the history of the Islamic republic. An AFP photographer present at the airport reported that Ahmadinejad kissed the Koran and read verses from the holy Muslim book before departing. The website of state television said that Ahmadinejad's plane took off for the western Saudi city of Jeddah at around 08:30 am (0500 GMT). "On this journey, as well as carrying out the holy hajj pilgrimage, I will have meetings with officials,"...

AMMAN (JT) - His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday directed concerned authorities to facilitate the treatment of several patients from the Gaza Strip, who are going through difficult health conditions, at Jordanian hospitals. The gesture came in light of the acute shortage in medical requirements and medicine in Gaza’s hospitals, a Royal Court official said. He announced that these authorities, including Jorda’s representation office in Gaza, are coordinating with the Palestinian and Israeli authorities to ensure the safe transportation of these patients to Jordan as soon as possible, to receive treatment and healthcare in Jordanian hospitals. The siege imposed by...

Jordan's King Abdullah II inaugurated a new parliament Sunday with a call on Israel to relinquish war-won Arab lands, saying that would help peace and security to prevail in the volatile Mideast. The king also urged unity among feuding Palestinian factions, saying the time has come for statehood. "We emphatically tell Israel that ending the occupation of Arab and Palestinian lands, withdrawing from there and implementing legitimate international resolutions are the only way to realize just, permanent and comprehensive peace," said the staunch US ally who maintains cordial relations with Israel under a 1994 peace treaty. Abdullah said a peaceful...

JEDDAH, 25 November 2007 — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah yesterday called upon the followers of different faiths to uphold their shared values to promote world peace and understanding. "If different communities and cultures would turn to their great principles (taught by their religions) then they would find many things that bring them closer, keep them away from conflicts and improve their human qualities," the king said. King Abdullah made this comment while receiving Chief Executive of World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab and Middle East Director Sherif El-Diwany. He also stressed that corporate as well as individual...

Local News>>President al-Assad and King Abdullah II of Jordan hold talks on regional issues President al-Assad and King Abdullah II of Jordan hold talks on regional issuesSunday, November 18, 2007 - 09:15 PM DAMASCUS, (SANA)-President Bashar al-Assad and King Abdullah II of Jordan on Sunday underlined the importance of finding a just and comprehensive solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict based on the Arab peace initiative and international relevant resolutions to restore the occupied Arab territories in Palestine, Syria and Lebanon. A final statement following a Syrian-Jordanian summit held by President al-Assad and King Abdullah II announced support to Arab,...

It wasn't your typical dash to the airport. But then when you are King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, nothing in life is particularly ordinary. Unlike most travellers, the ruler enjoyed a majestic trip along the M4 to Heathrow – in a jaw-dropping 22-vehicle motorcade that monopolised the outside lane. The convoy from Buckingham Palace, where King Abdullah had bid farewell to the Queen at the end of his controversial state visit to Britain, kept at a leisurely 55mph on the motorway. Scroll down for more... A 22-car motorcade accompanies the Saudi King to the airport Leading were two police motorcyclists...

King Abdullah, the first Saudi monarch to visit Britain in a generation, embarrassed his hosts even before his arrival this evening by suggesting the government had ignored a Saudi intelligence tip that might have prevented a wave of transit bombings two years ago. The explosions killed 52 passengers and four bombers, who targeted three underground trains and a double-decker bus in the British capital during the busy morning of July 7, 2005. Hours before his jetliner was due to land in London, Abdullah told the British Broadcasting Corp. in a rare interview that “we have sent information to Britain before...

MI5 says Saudi king's 7/7 claim is 'a myth' By Robert Winnett and James Kirkup Last Updated: 9:03pm GMT 29/10/2007 The intelligence services have become embroiled in a rare public row with the Saudi government by describing comments about the 7/7 London bombings made by the Saudi king as a "myth". King Abdullah, currently on a state visit to Britain, said in an interview that his country had "sent information before the terrorist attacks" which was not acted upon and which "may have been able to avert the tragedy". King Abdullah accepted that al-Qa'eda remains a problem in his country...

Last update - 16:00 24/06/2007 Jordan's King: Sharm summit must lead to PA-Israel peace talks By News Agencies Jordan's king Abdullah II told visiting Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday that an upcoming summit in Egypt must set the stage for renewed Palestinian-Israeli peace talks. Abbas was visiting King Abdullah II ahead of Monday's meeting in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, which will be attended by both leaders, as well as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. The summit must be seized as an opportunity to formulate a clear timeline for a return...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - King Abdullah's harsh — and unexpected — attack on the U.S. military presence in Iraq could be a Saudi attempt to signal to Washington its anger over the situation in Iraq and build credibility among fellow Arabs. The kingdom has taken an aggressive leadership role to quiet Mideast troubles, and wanted to show other Arabs it was willing to put their interests above its close ties to the United States. The White House, in a rare public retort Thursday, rejected the king's characterization of U.S. troops in Iraq as an "illegitimate foreign occupation," saying the United...

Embassy of Jordan - Washington, DC Information Bureau FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE King Abdullah II of Jordan to Address Joint Meeting of Congress AMMAN (February 24, 2007) – His Majesty King Abdullah is scheduled to address a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress on March 7, 2007, to urge more American engagement in the Middle East peace process. According to an informed source at the Royal Hashemite Court, the address to Congress is a unique opportunity to articulate the Arab states' vision of comprehensive regional peace based on the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative. The Palestinian-Israeli conflict will be a key...

Jordanian King Abdullah II held talks on Sunday with visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the current situation in the Middle East, the Jordan's official news agency Petra reported. The two leaders vowed to exert efforts to revive the Middle East peace process and encourage the Palestinians and Israel to resume negotiations in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions, Petra said. The Palestinian issue was the core of the regional conflict, Abdullah said, noting that the Arab peace initiative, which was adopted with an Arab consensus, "was a relevant frame to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict on the basis of...

The Last Youth Standing - What the West and Islam share are elites detached from their own demographic realities Mark Steyn - November 20, 2006 I was watching Mansbridge One on One the other day. Don't ask me why. May have been an "encore presentation." Or more likely an encore presentation of an encore presentation. For a 24/7 news network, there's an eerie timelessness about CBC Newsworld: one would be only mildly surprised to switch on and find Mansbridge One on One with Lester B. Pearson or Sir Charles Tupper. Anyway, this week, the one he was on was the...

A luncheon being hosted by American businessmen and investors at a swank restaurant for President Gen. Pervez Mushharaf today had surprise visitors King and Queen of Jordan, accompanied by former U.S. president Bill Clinton, in a warm gesture to the Pakistani leader. Towards the end of the function, the three distinguished visitors walked to the President in the dinning room amid cheers from the gathering. They went straight towards the president and warmly shook hands with him. Clinton happend to be in the same restaurant, hosting a lunch for King Abdullah and his wife. They said upon learning that President...

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has held talks with Iran's top national security official Ali Larijani, expected to focus on the conflict in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories. Larijani delivered a letter from Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad to King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, the SPA official news agency said, without disclosing its content. Iranian state television earlier reported that Larijani would discuss "bilateral relations and regional developments, especially the situation in Palestine and Lebanon" with Saudi officials. Iran is a major backer of Lebanon's Shiite Muslim Hezbollah movement and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. A Saudi...

Ben Laden summons Bush to give the skin of Zarqaoui to its family PARIS - the chief of the terrorist network Al-Qaïda, Usama Bin Laden, summoned American president George W. Bush to give the skin of Abou Moussab Zarqaoui to his family and promised that Jihad in Iraq would not stop with the disappearance of Zarqaoui, in an audio message put in line Friday. "I say to Bush: you must give the skin of the hero to his family. You do not delight in addition to measurement. The banner (of Jihad, or holy war) did not fall: it was...

Olmert, Abbas meet in Jordan Jordan's King Abdullah hosts prime minister, Palestinian president at Petra convention; in meeting, officials decided to build free trade zone in Jordan Valley. Abbas' advisor: Official meeting may take place within two weeks Ronny Sofer and AP First meeting in Jordan: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert dined Thursday morning in Petra, Jordan with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and with Jordan's King Abdullah. In the meeting, which was defined as "good and warm," the three decided to promote the establishment of a free trade zone in the Jordan Valley, east of Jenin. Abbas and Olmert agreed to...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - King Abdullah has told Saudi editors to stop publishing pictures of women as they could make young men go astray, newspapers reported Tuesday. The king's directive, made in a meeting with local editors, caused surprise as the monarch has been regarded a quiet reformer since he took office in the ultra-conservative country last August. In recent months, newspapers have published pictures of women — always wearing the traditional Muslim headscarf — to illustrate stories with increasing regularity. Usually the stories have had to do with women's issues. The papers have also started publishing a range of...

Jordanian King: Peace Clock Ticking Away 20:30 May 07, '06 / 9 Iyar 5766 (IsraelNN.com) Jordan’s King Abdullah said in an interview with Arab satellite TV station Al-Arabiya on Sunday that the prospects for peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority are dimming. The king referred to the election of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who has pledged to set final borders for Israel by 2010, unilaterally if the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority remains unwilling to negotiate. The terrorist group stands firm in its refusal to recognize Israel’s right to exist, renounce violence and disarm. “We hope our Palestinian brothers and especially...

Egypt's President Mubarak and Jordan's King Abdullah, who met this week, issued a joint call against Ehud Olmert's planned transfer of vast areas of Judea and Samaria to the control of Hamas. The two leaders met in Aqaba, the Jordanian port city adjacent to Eilat, and warned that one-sided solutions will not help in promoting the peace process or regional stability. They said that Israel must negotiate not with Hamas, but with Abu Mazen, the leader of the Fatah organization. Middle Eastern affairs expert Dr. David Bukai of Haifa University notes the irony, explaining that Egypt and Jordan are more...

Jordan king: Israel must disarm nukes Abdullah tells Spanish paper El Pais Jordan interested in nuclear-free Middle East, says Israel must disarm its nuclear weapons. If peace is achieved, Israel will not need such arms, King states Dudi Cohen Jordanian King Abdullah said his country is interested in a nuclear-free Middle East and urged the international community to pressure Israel to dismantle its nuclear arsenal. "If the world is demanding Iran doesn't develop nuclear weapons it should also demand that countries which possess nuclear weapons disarm," Abdullah said in an interview to Spanish newspaper El Pais. "For peace to be...

MMAN: Jordan's King Abdullah II warned on Wednesday that a strike on Iran would cause the region "to explode" and deplored Israel's raid on a Palestinian prison. "A strike against Iran would cause the whole region to explode," the Jordanian monarch told AFP in comments on the crisis between the West and Tehran over its nuclear activities. "The threat to regional security and stability will be grave if force is utilized to resolve this problem. Dialogue, patience and diplomacy are the only solution," he added. He likewise deplored Israel's raid Tuesday on a Jericho prison to seize prominent Palestinian prisoners...