Reviving the greater Syria project
Regional, Politics, 4/7/1999

The Jordanian weekly al-Majd has stated that the Arab-Israeli conflict will be crystalized in the near future in the form of confrontation and competition between the "Greater Syria project" and the "Greater Israel project."

In its Monday issue's editorial, the weekly called for returning to reviving the project for "Greater Syria," even within the context of a minimum level within the framework of a confederation including Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon for the meantime and later to contain Palestine after the establishment of the real Palestinian state.

The weekly added that organizing Syria, Lebanon and Jordan in a confederation state would strengthen Jordan's political positions and strengthen its water, economic and security conditions. The paper added that great hopes are pinned on the visit of Jordan's King Abdullah to Damascus, where he will meet with Syrian President Hafez al-Assad.

The paper called for strategic integration relations between Amman, Damascus and Beirut which will be gradually conducive to the establishment of "Bilad al-Shaam" confederation, and thereby put the stick in the wheel of the "Greater Israel" project.

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