A story is told of the late King Hussein of Jordan. In the latter years of the king's reign,
there was a terrible tragedy. Two Israeli schoolgirls were playing in a park called the
"Island of Peace," located in the middle of the Jordan River, right on the border between
the two countries. While they were playing, the girls were shot dead by a Jordanian
soldier, for no apparent reason. The news media flashed the story around the world with
lightning speed. For a short while, it seemed that the fragile peace between Israel and
