MIDDLE EAST Israel, Jordan: islands of stability in the Middle East*

Every day, press, radio and television news carry reports of violence in Syria, Iraq, Gaza, Egypt, Libya and other countries of the Middle East, creating the impression that the Middle East is a seething hotbed of violence and terrorism. While this is true of some countries, it is emphatically untrue of Israel and Jordan, two radically different countries which share a long common border and a commitment to sustained economic development and the peaceful resolution of differences between commun…

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