In 1970, Palestinians, both citizens and refugees, were almost as numerous in Jordan as King Hussein's own Bedouins.
In Amman, Jordan, King Abdullah II voiced his skepticism about the U.S. peace conference in a meeting with Mideast envoy Tony Blair.
Meanwhile, Jordan's King Abdullah ruled out closing Jordan's border with Syria.
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At the White House here in Washington, Jordan's king had dinner with President Bush.
Jordan's King Abdullah, on the other hand, was hosted at the Obama White House on April 21st.
Jordan's King Abdullah, likewise, cannot ignore the rise of the Islamists in his own mostly Palestinian population.
He met Tuesday with Jordan's King Abdullah II at the White House, and will meet Friday with Netanyahu.
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The president will travel to Amman, Jordan, Wednesday to meet Jordan's King Abdullah and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
At Pennsylvania's Independence Hall Thursday, former Prime Minister Shimon Peres and Jordan's King Hussein received the Philadelphia Liberty Medal.
By then, however, Barack Obama will have received Jordan's King Abdullah and got an earful about the Netanyahu government's recalcitrance.
Jordan's King Abdullah II decided not to attend the summit a few hours before it opened, without giving a reason.
He said the invitations had been extended after Mr Obama met Jordan's King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday.
This week Jordan's King Abdullah got embroiled in rows among fellow Arabs after accusing the Palestinians' leadership of being weak and divided.
Only Yasser Arafat and Jordan's King Abdullah have turned up in person.
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Mubarak and Jordan's King Hussein, both of whom are called on to help smooth the diplomatic process, are to come later this month.
His comments contrasted with those of Jordan's King Abdullah II, who said Friday that al-Assad is not likely to fall for months.
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Jordan's King Abdullah II said the publication of such images is a "crime that that cannot be justified under freedom of expression, " Petra reported.
Since the death of Jordan's King Hussein earlier this year, Mubarak has become Clinton's top consultant in the Arab world on the peace process.
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Clinton and Jordan's King Abdullah called on the Israelis and Palestinians to talk through their differences and end the latest violence in the region.
This week Jordan's King Abdullah got embroiled in rows among fellow Arabs after accusing the Palestinians' leadership of being weak and divided (see article).
Next week he will inaugurate a new bout of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians, chaperoned by Egypt's president and Jordan's king (see article).
Hence, in the past week or so, the insistence, by such well-meaning luminaries as Jordan's king and the Saudi foreign minister, that the time is ripe for negotiation.
Rice, who won public backing for the conference from Egypt during a Tuesday stop in Cairo, was in London on Thursday to lobby for backing from Jordan's King Abdullah II.
Jordan's King Abdullah II, one of the first Arab leaders to call for al-Assad to step down, told CNN that he didn't think the attack means the regime is about to crumble.
But just around the time that Clinton was making this statement, Jordan's King Abdullah II was telling The Washington Post that he is satisfied with the Netanyahu government's position on the Palestinians.
Jordan's King Abdullah has sometimes let Brotherhood members sit in cabinet and at other times moved against them, occasionally by squashing the vital social and charitable activities on which much of their popularity rests.
Washington is particularly concerned about the future of Jordan's King Abdullah, a staunch ally of the U.S. and Israel who has been a key player in combating the role of al Qaeda and Iran in the region.
Peres met with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and Jordan's King Abdullah last weekend to discuss the initiative, which calls for talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority to resume four weeks after a cease-fire took effect.
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