During an interview on the ABC News program '' This Week '' on Sunday , King Abdullah said that his agenda with the president extended beyond Iraq , and that his top concern in the region was the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians -- which he called the '' core issue '' in the Middle East -- along with tensions in Lebanon .
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