In Brief... World News Review: Jerusalem Should Be Returned, Says Jordan's King

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article by Cecil Maranville, Darris McNeely, John Ross Schroeder, Peter Eddington

Jordan backing Palestine in Jerusalem debate.

BEIRUT (AFP)-Jerusalem is "occupied" Palestinian land which should be returned to the Palestinians, Jordan's King Abdullah II said in a magazine interview.

"Jerusalem is for us occupied Palestinian land," said the king, but without specifying whether he was referring to the city as a whole or its Arab eastern sector. "It is regarded as the same as any other occupied Palestinian land and we are backing our Palestinian brothers to enable them to regain their complete rights concerning this issue," he said in an interview with the London-based Lebanese weekly Al-Hawadeth .

Jerusalem's status is one of the thorniest issues left in the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians (September 15, 1999: The News Channel).

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