[Ha'aretz] Shmuel Rosner and Aluf Benn - Israel is worried a hasty American withdrawal from Iraq could topple the Hashemite regime in Jordan. Prime Minister Olmert has received an assessment from the security services that says a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq before that country has stabilized would have immediate repercussions on the domestic situation in Jordan. These effects could even threaten the stability of the Hashemite monarchy. Israel views Jordan as a strategic asset whose stability is a vital Israeli interest.
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