"Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh (Arabic: \u0639\u0628\u062F \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0624\u0648\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0648\u0627\u0628\u062F\u0629\u200E; born 18 February 1939 in Irbid) was Prime Minister of Jordan from 4 March 1999 until 19 June 2000, a leading political figure from the north city of Irbid in Jordan.In a speech which aired on Al-Jazeera TV on June 27, 2009 (as translated by MEMRI) Al-Rawabdeh described the state of Israel as \"a cancerous body\" which can be confronted \"in one of two ways: If you have the power, you use it to eradicate the cancer."@en . "Presidentof theSenate" . "Jordanian politician" . . . . . "1939-02-18Z"^^ . . . "Prime Minister of Jordan" . . . "Abdelraouf Salem Nahar al-Rawabdeh"@en . . "1939Z"^^ . "Al-Rawabdeh, Abdelraouf"@en . . .