And he grew into a man of vision and a powerful world figure. And Israel knows that, and appreciates it. And Israel valued his strength of conviction. King Hussein saw the economic value of peace. Peace was good for business, but it was not good for internal politics.
Today there are other pictures that are being played and replayed on Israeli television.
The King proudly wearing his red kaffiyah, symbolizing his Hashemite Kingdom, eulogizing Yitzhak Rabin. King Hussein, in frail health, working alongside the Americans to facilitate a peaceful conclusion between Israel and the Palestinians at the Wye Plantation. That is the way he should be remembered. Hussein taught the world that bygones can, indeed, be bygones. That different times require different attitudes and actions.