Historic pact acknowledges Jordan's claims. (Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers) From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: July 25, 1994| Author: Rosenberg, Carol | COPYRIGHT 1994 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

    JERUSALEM _ By ending Jordan's belligerency with Israel, King Hussein won a much-coveted prize Monday: Recognition of his lineage to the Islamic prophet Mohammed and of the Hashemite dynasty's claim to be earthly custodian of Jerusalem's Muslim shrines. 
    Blessed by Washington, the agreement signed by the king and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin appears to put the monarch on an equal footing with the Palestinians, who claim Jerusalem as their future capital, and with the Vatic...

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