Spain's Prince Feilpe to vist Israel next week/will also visit the PA

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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...052994,00.html

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http://www.jpost.com/International/A...aspx?id=215908

Netanyahu to visit Spain this year...lots of interaction between Spain and Israel recently

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Spanish Royals meet Peres, then Netanyahu, then Abbas and then King Abdullah of Jordan........ground work being done?

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/ne...resident-Peres


Spain's FM Trinidad Jimenez also was there and Prince Felipe asked about resumption of negotiations with the PA..afterwhich he goes to Ramallah and Jordan

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPol...aspx?id=216092

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Official Ramallah visit/Abbas

http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?opti...9881&Itemid=29

Ramallah-C. Martin/PNN - The prince of Spain Don Felipe de Borbon and his wife Doña Leticia were welcome today by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah in the Presidential Compound.

It is the first time that a European Royal Family to pay an official visit to Palestine. After listen to the Spanish and Palestinian anthems, the royal couple met and greeted the Palestinian army.

Also there was a representation of the religious authorities, such the Head of the Patriarchate and of the Holy Synod, Patriarch Theophilos III.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriar...I_of_Jerusalem

Interesting titles of Patriarch Theopholis III who Felipe met with in "Ramallah"

Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem (Greek: Η Α. Μακαριότης ο Πατριάρχης Ιεροσολύμων Θεόφιλος Γ' ) (born: 1952 - Ilias Giannopoulos, Ηλίας Γιαννόπουλος) is the current Patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem. He is styled "Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine, Syria, beyond the Jordan River, Cana of Galilee, and Holy Zion."

He served as archdeacon for then-patriarch Benediktos (Benedict I). From 1991 to 1996,.........

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http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=36503


AMMAN (JT) –– Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania on Wednesday held a lunch banquet in honour of Spanish Crown Prince Felipe and his wife Princess Letizia, who are currently on an official visit to the Kingdom.

Several Royal family members and high-ranking officials attended the banquet along with the accompanying Spanish delegation.

Also yesterday, Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit met with the Spanish crown prince and looked into means to develop cooperation between Jordan and Spain at all levels to best serve the interests of the both countries.

Bakhit commended Spain’s support for the Kingdom in the fields of education, training and energy among others, noting that the cooperation between the two countries is considered a platform for regional cooperation between the Arab world and the EU.

Highlighting the latest developments in the region, Bakhit and Felipe underlined the need to bolster international efforts to push the peace process forward in order to establish an independent and viable Palestinian state.

The prime minister called on the EU to play a greater role to resolve the regional conflict, noting that Jordan and Spain share the same vision towards the Middle East causes, especially the need to enhance the level of security in the region.

The two officials discussed the latest political developments in the Arab world and Spain’s role in backing peace efforts as part of the EU.