King Abdallah: In his father's footsteps?

Journal of Palestine Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 77-89

  Andoni, Lamis ^a  

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DEMOCRACY; LEADERSHIP; POLITICAL CHANGE;

JORDAN;

EID: 0034046050     PISSN: 0377919X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2676457     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. The "old guard traditionalists" tend to be senior bureaucrats, large landowners, and tribal leaders, all of whom could lose their privileges if the free market reforms undermine the existing patronage system. The "new guard reformists" tend to be intellectuals, upper-class professionals, entrepreneurs, and others who see free market reforms as benefiting merit and expertise over inherited privilege.
2. Among the most outspoken were Ahmad Obediat, Tahir Masri, and the late Suleiman Arar.
3. The palace's warm reception of Saddam Hussein's defecting son-in-law, Hussein Kamel, underlined Jordan's readiness to back U.S. efforts to topple the regime and stirred popular resentment
4. Interviews the author conducted with former officials, including former prime ministers, aides to the late king, and aides to Prince Hassan, Amman, September-December 1999; all requested anonymity.
5. See King Hussein's letter to his brother, Crown Prince Hassan, published in the Jordan Times, 26 January 1999, and reproduced in JPS 111, Doc. B5.
6. See King Hussein's letter to his brother, Crown Prince Hassan, published in the Jordan Times, 26 January 1999, and reproduced in JPS 111, Doc. B5.
7. Ibid.
8. Author interviews; see note 4 above.
9. King Abdallah, speech at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 15 October 1999.
10. Washington Post, 16 May 1999.
11. Jeffrey Goldberg, "Suddenly a King," New York Times Magazine, 6 February 2000.
12. Quoted by Randa Habib, in a report for Agence France-Presse printed in the Jordan Times, 10 February 2000.
13. Christopher Walker, The Times (London), 23 February 2000.
14. Goldberg, "Suddenly a King."
15. See the coverage in Jordan Times, 30 January-14 February 2000; al-Hadath Weekly, the same period; and articles by Salameh Ne'emat, a reporter close to Kabariti, in al-Hayat, the same period.
16. See the coverage in Jordan Times, 30 January-14 February 2000; al-Hadath Weekly, the same period; and articles by Salameh Ne'emat, a reporter close to Kabariti, in al-Hayat, the same period.
17. See the coverage in Jordan Times, 30 January-14 February 2000; al-Hadath Weekly, the same period; and articles by Salameh Ne'emat, a reporter close to Kabariti, in al-Hayat, the same period.
18. Author interviews with anonymous Jordanian politicians, Amman, October 1999.
19. For details, see Sana Karnal, Midale East International, 26 January 2000.
20. Goldberg, "Suddenly a King."
21. In Interviews with editors, I was told that Prime Minister Rawabda himself supervised the negotiations for the sale of the publisher's shares. Hroub was indeed accused by employees and companies dealing with the newspaper of not fulfilling his financial commitment But the government's intervention is believed to have been motivated more by the newspaper's criticism of Rawabda than by Hroub's financial liabilities.
22. Author interview with anonymous Jordanian official, Amman, October 1999.
23. New York Times, 4 February 2000. Among the questions asked by large segments of the population were: Why is Jordan the only country making discoveries confirming U.S. claims about Bin Laden? And why would Jordanian hotels not even much frequented by Americans be the first targets in a war against U.S. interests?
24. Author's telephone interviews with anonymous Jordanian politicians and journalists who have attended meetings with Batikhi. The interviews were conducted in Amman between October and December 1999 and again on the phone in February 2000.