Powell Arrives in Israel on Peace Mission

Powell met with Jordan's King Abdullah II in Amman and said the king had offered Jordan's help in easing the suffering of Palestinians in the West Bank once a cease-fire is in place.

"People are dying, people are suffering," the king told CNN. He said he offered Powell his kingdom's support in his peace mission, which he called "a make-it or break-it trip."

Abdullah urged Powell to increase pressure on Sharon to withdraw his troops and to accept Arafat as "the legitimate leadership and elected president of the Palestinian people," according to a palace statement issued in Amman after the king's two-hour meeting with Powell.

The king urged Powell to work toward a detailed peace plan setting "specific time frames" for a Palestinian state as well as ending the violence and Israeli occupation.