Jordan summons Israeli ambassador

• Published date: 26 May 2021
• Author: Elad Benari
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

The ministry said it wanted to "convey a strongly worded protest message pertaining to the detention of two Jordanians in Israel" and to demand their release.

On May 16, Israel announced the arrest of two Jordanians for crossing the border from the kingdom on their way to Jerusalem, and carrying knives.

The Jordanian foreign ministry "stressed the need to allow the Jordanian embassy in Tel Aviv to visit the two nationals as soon as possible, to assess their situation and to provide the necessary support for them in accordance with relevant international laws."

Jordan signed a peace deal with Israel in 1994 but its parliament, which is made up mostly of Islamists, remains anti-Israel and its members have more than once called to annul the peace...