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Article: Jordan's nightmare: Amman fears Sharon will use the Iraq war for `ethnic cleansing' and drive Palestinians into the kingdom. (Refugees).(Ariel Sharon)
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- The Middle East
- Article date:
- December 1, 2002
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As the Middle East braces itself for the violent convulsions that many fear George W Bush's expected assault on Iraq will trigger, there is growing concern that Ariel Sharon will use the upheaval to carry out what is widely seen as his primary Objective: driving out large numbers of Palestinians from the West Bank into neighbouring Jordan. At the very least, the Israeli leader is expected to escalate his military offensive against the Palestinians to crush the Intifada and effectively eliminate the prospect of a viable independent Palestinian State in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
These fears, long harboured by the Palestinians and the Jordanians, were heightened ...