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Jordan's King Abdullah warns of 'massive conflict' if Israel annexes West Bank

The king stopped short of saying he would cancel Jordan's peace treaty with Israel in an interview with German media.
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The king of Jordan warned in an interview published today of a “massive conflict” if Israel were to annex parts of the West Bank.

In an interview published by the German newspaper Der Spiegel, King Abdullah said plans to annex West Bank territory this summer and an abandonment of the two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinian territories would hurt the region.

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