natural factors that can be either because the product of negotiations must either win passage and knesset or referendum in israel and likewise in palestine. and they would have to come up with a win-win for both sides. and it's not impossible to do that and we clearly hoped that it's something that can happen and then of course we embroidered the arab peace initiative into the larger tapestry and see peace between all 22 arab states. >> three questions that touch on nuclear issues: can you comment on jordan assessments of the role of nuclear power and its future economic developments, including desalination of water. and address the implications of the scenario of israel attacking iran over the nuclear issue. what are the implications for jordan and the broader region from your perspective? >> you know, listening to your first question, i strongly suspect can from one of my stuff staff at the embassy. [laughter] so i will deal with them later. now, as many of you know, jordan is very heavily dependent on imported petroleum products for it to meet its security or its energy security. 96% o

actual fact, it cannot be either because the product of negotiation must either win passage in the knesset or referendum in israel and likewise in palestine. you have to come up with a win- win for both sides. does not impossible to do that. -- it is not impossible to do that. we hope it can happen and of course, we embroider the arab peace initiative into the larger tapestry and see peace between of 22 arab states and israel. >> three questions that touch on nuclear issues -- can you comment on jordan's assessments of the role of nuclear power and its future economic development including desalination of water and address the implications of the scenario of israel attacking iran over the nuclear issue? what are the implications for jordan and the broader region, from your perspective? >> listening to your first question, i suspect it came from one of my staff at the embassy. [laughter] i will deal with them later. as many of you know, jordan is heavily dependent on the imports of petroleum products for it to meet its security. 96% of our energy is in the form of petroleum products importe

if a peace process looks more serious, then the israeli public and the israeli knesset, those who haveto take hard budgetary decisions, they will decide that this is pouring good money after bad. i would enveloped it in a larger peace process strategy in which it makes much more sense than simply isolating it as one factor. >> those points are up slowly valid. there's one additional consideration which circles back to leadership. our real strong, because he had legitimacy -- r.l. shootaround -- ariel sharon, because he has a legitimacy, can any israeli prime minister -- this is the core issue -- in a set of circumstances, figure out a way to a next three quarters of those israelis into blocks that are proximate to the green line but will leave about 50,000 israelis in the west bank in settlements, communities that are not proximate? that is a nation splitting sort of decision. i do not want to prejudge it one way or the other. but it is a core question that needs to be asked. it cannot be asked and answered honestly now. it is something that is there and it needs to be faced up to very

if a peace process looks more serious, then the israeli public and the israeli knesset, those who haveto take hard budgetary decisions, they will decide that this is pouring good money after bad. i would enveloped it in a larger peace process strategy in which it makes much more sense than simply isolating it as one factor. >> those points are up slowly valid. there's one additional consideration which circles back to leadership. our real strong, because he had legitimacy -- r.l. shootaround -- ariel sharon, because he has a legitimacy, can any israeli prime minister -- this is the core issue -- in a set of circumstances, figure out a way to a next three quarters of those israelis into blocks that are proximate to the green line but will leave about 50,000 israelis in the west bank in settlements, communities that are not proximate? that is a nation splitting sort of decision. i do not want to prejudge it one way or the other. but it is a core question that needs to be asked. it cannot be asked and answered honestly now. it is something that is there and it needs to be faced up to very

if a peace process looks more serious, then the israeli public and the israeli knesset, those who haveo take hard budgetary decisions, they will decide that this is pouring good money after bad. i would enveloped it in a larger peace process strategy in which it makes much more sense than simply isolating it as one factor. >> those points are up slowly valid. there's one additional consideration which circles back to leadership. our real strong, because he had legitimacy -- r.l. shootaround -- ariel sharon, because he has a legitimacy, can any israeli prime minister -- this is the core issue -- in a set of circumstances, figure out a way to a next three quarters of those israelis into blocks that are proximate to the green line but will leave about 50,000 israelis in the west bank in settlements, communities that are not proximate? that is a nation splitting sort of decision. i do not want to prejudge it one way or the other. but it is a core question that needs to be asked. it cannot be asked and answered honestly now. it is something that is there and it needs to be faced up to very