| Catching up on a story that didn’t seem meaningful until now. Idiots regularly wander across various borders over there (an Israeli was picked up crossing into Jordon recently, Hamas is holding several mentally handicapped Israelis who go back every time they’re released, for reasons unknown, and Egypt has returned several Israelis who forgot to remove that last bullet from their luggage after their annual IDF Reserves training before heading off to see the pyramids), without it being particularly noteworthy. |
[Jpost] Jordan’s decision to recall its ambassador to Israel in protest against the detention of two Jordanian citizens came in the context of the kingdom’s effort to fend off widespread criticism over its handling of the case.
The decision, announced on Tuesday by Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, is also another sign of mounting tensions between Jordan and Israel, 25 years after the two countries signed a "Treaty of Peace" in the Arava Valley.
The Jordanian ambassador, Ghassan al-Majali, arrived on Wednesday in Amman, where he is scheduled to hold consultations with senior government officials about the crisis with Israel. |