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Israel's Annexation Plan Will Trigger Violence, Instability Arabs Warn

Dale Gavlak

   AMMAN, JORDAN - Arab governments have warned Israel that plans to annex
   the West Bank will trigger violence and regional instability.
   Unilateral annexation could happen as early as July 1, but European
   states, the United Nations, the Arab League and senior members of the
   U.S. Democratic Party say the move will harm chances for peace between
   Israel and the Palestinians.

   Jordan is only one of two Arab countries, along with Egypt, to have
   signed peace treaties with Israel and it supports the two-state
   solution to the Israeli-Palestinian crisis.

   The kingdom has made clear to Israel that it risks a harsh response to
   even a limited annexation of West Bank land. It'¯has threatened to
   annul or downgrade its 1994 peace treaty with Israel, if the annexation
   goes ahead.'¯King Abdullah II has made his concerns about the possible
   ramifications known to European leaders and Washington, where he is
   well respected as a key U.S. ally in the region.

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