(Ha'aretz) - Prince Hassan bin Talal, uncle of Jordan's King Abdullah, told the Italian newspaper La Stampa in comments published Monday that he sees Prime Minister Sharon as a pragmatic man, who wants security for his people, but is unable to find a partner on the Palestinian side with whom to conduct negotiations. "Arafat is at a transitory stage, but, unfortunately, we can see the growing influence of Hamas and Hizballah among the Palestinians." Hassan also said, "From my perspective, Jordan should include all the Palestinians, and Israel, Palestine, and Jordan should enjoy the same sort of interdependence as there is in the Benelux countries."
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