Israeli Protection Minister Benny Gantz held a uncommon public assembly with Jordanian King Abdullah II in Amman on Wednesday. The pair mentioned bilateral ties and regional safety.
Gantz praised the go to in a tweet afterward.
It was an honor to go to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and to be hosted by His Majesty @KingAbdullahII. Our assembly mirrored the enduring ties and glorious cooperation between our international locations. We’re dedicated to working collectively for the safety and prosperity of our nations. pic.twitter.com/wqx224fH1b
— בני גנץ – Benny Gantz (@gantzbe) January 5, 2022
Gantz’ workplace mentioned the Israeli protection minister “praised the growth of relations” between the 2 international locations and “expressed [Israel’s] dedication to additional develop safety, financial and civilian exchanges.”
Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994, changing into the second Arab nation to take action after Egypt. However the Palestinian-Israeli battle has strained relations. Frequent clashes between Muslim worshippers and Israeli safety forces in east Jerusalem, the place Jordan has custodianship of over holy websites, is a serious supply of rigidity.
Through the assembly, the Jordanian monarch “reiterated the necessity to maintain calm in the Palestinian territories, and to take the required measures to create the horizon wanted to attain simply and complete peace, on the idea of the two-state answer,” the royal court docket mentioned in an announcement.
Jordanian Overseas Minister Ayman Safadi was additionally in attendance. On the Israeli facet, protection officers together with Gantz’ Chief of Employees Maayan Israeli attended the assembly.
Abdullah and Gantz final met secretly in February, the Israeli press reported. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who “pledged to repair the connection” with Jordan, additionally met secretly with the king in July.
Gantz’ journey to Amman on Wednesday follows a Dec. 28 meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the protection minister’s house exterior Tel Aviv. The shock go to marked Abbas’s first official assembly inside Israeli territory since 2010.
