Israel to reopen embassy in Jordan, which touts apology over shooting

Times of Israel ^ | 18/1/18 | Dov Lieber and Alexander Fulbright

[Eleutheria5]

A Jordanian government spokesperson said Thursday evening that he had received from Israel an “official memorandum” apologizing for the deaths of two Jordanians in a shooting incident at the Israeli Embassy in Amman in July, and the killing of a Jordanian judge in a separate incident in 2014.

Shortly afterward, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office put out a statement announcing that the embassy, which was closed in the wake of July’s incident, will reopen.

The Jordanian spokesperson, Mohammad Momani, also said Israel had agreed to comply with all the kingdom’s preconditions for resuming regular diplomatic relations between the two sides. Those included, he said, bringing legal action against the Israeli security guard accused of killing the two Jordanians in the embassy compound, and offering financial compensation to all three bereaved Jordanian families.

In its statement Thursday night, the PMO confirmed it had come to an agreement with Jordan over both incidents, and said the embassy will “will return to full activity immediately.” Diverging from the terms announced by Jordan, it said Israeli authorities would come to a decision “in the coming weeks” as to whether the guard, Ziv Moyal, will stand trial over the shooting.

“Israel attaches great importance to its strategic relations with Jordan, and the two countries will act to advance their cooperation and to strengthen the peace treaty between them,” ...

Moyal shot the two Jordanians dead after one of them allegedly attacked him, sparking a diplomatic crisis between Jerusalem and Amman, and prompting all diplomatic staff, including Ambassador Einat Schlein, to return to Israel.

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In the immediate aftermath of the incident, Jordan briefly refused to allow Moyal to return to Israel or to acknowledge his diplomatic immunity, a standoff that threatened to mushroom into a larger crisis.

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[Eleutheria5]

Let this be a lesson to you, young man.



Yes sir. From now on, when I'm guarding an Israeli embassy, just let anyone who wants to attack and maybe kill me, or I'll be treated as a criminal by my own government. That's because I'm subhuman, and my subhuman prime minister of subhumania wants to have strategic ties with countries who think he's subhuman, and---f*&^ it! Forget this. From now on, let Bibi guard his own embassies.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Eleutheria5. There won't be any trial. Jordan was obviously responsible, as it is for the safety of diplomatic personnel from any country with which it has relations. The flappin' gums gives the Hashemite despot the PR cover he needs to get things back to normal.

[rfp1234]

[Eleutheria5]

Who’s that?

[morphing libertarian]

Embassies are typically guarded by the local government. The country who has the ambassador inside provides grounds and building security. That is how the uS does it. At the consulate in Jerusalem Armenians provide security and there is a kiosk on the corner with Israeli soldiers with automatic weapons or what ever.

In Paris, you can’t drive or walk down the street where the Israeli embassy is. French police set up road blocks and stop traffic for IDs coming from both directions.

In Jordan it will be interesting to see of there are Israelis outside the wall on guard duty. That might be incendiary with the nice muslims who come to pray by the gate.

[SJackson]

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