MK Isaac Herzog (Labor) meets with Jordanian king to rescue stalled peace

 

Jordan’s King Abdullah expressed hope that a way to stop the peace talks from collapsing will be found.

MK Herzog takes the opportunity to apologize for unfortunate death of Jordanian judge, killed by IDF fire.

By Ynetnews

 

Opposition leader Isaac Herzog (Labor) met Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Amman on Monday to discuss the peace process.

“There is an opportunity that won’t repeat itself to reach an arrangement in the Middle East, and a formula must be found to stop the talks from blowing up,” Abdullah said.

Herzog stressed to the Jordanian king that the Labor party, and the rest of the opposition parties, all support the peace process and understand that this opportunity must not be missed.

Herzog is the first Israeli official to meet Abdullah since the incident at the Allenby border crossing, in which a Jordanian judge was shot and killed by IDF fire.

“I would like to express my sincere apology for the incident,” Herzog told the Jordanian king. “And I hope the joint investigation committee will reach the truth and publish its conclusions soon.”

 

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