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Article: DEATH OF A PEACEMAKER; Fears for the Middle East as Jordan loses ruler of 47 years.(News)
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- Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Article date:
- February 6, 1999
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THE Middle East was heading into crisis yet again yesterday as King Hussein of Jordan lay dying of cancer.
Many fear his death will trigger the complete collapse of the peace process.
The 63-year-old monarch has long been a key player, helping the moderate forces desperate to stop half a century of bloodshed.
Under his leadership, the small kingdom of Jordan made peace with Israel in 1994.
But with the end of his 47-year reign, the militants in the Palestinian camps may rage unchecked against their hated enemies in the Holy Land.
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