Posted on 09/07/2003 12:00:39 PM PDT by anotherview
Jordan's king receives credentials of new Israeli ambassador
By The Associated Press
AMMAN - King Abdullah II received the credentials Sunday of Israel's new ambassador to Jordan, the official Petra news agency said.
Yacov Hadas, 46, arrived in Jordan on Thursday to replace David Dadonn, who has been appointed Israel's ambassador to Mexico.
Hadas, who was formerly the head of Israel's trade mission to Qatar, is Israel's fourth ambassador to Jordan since the
two neighbors established relations after signing a peace treaty in 1994.
Jordan was the second Arab country to exchange ambassadors with Israel after Egypt. Mauritania became the third Arab state to forge full diplomatic relations with Israel.
Hadas, a fluent Arabic speaker, was born in Tel Aviv and holds a master's degree in Middle Eastern studies.
Jordan has not had an ambassador in Tel Aviv since late 2000.
King Abdullah also received the credentials of other ambassadors from Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Cyprus and Honduras.
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