King Abdullah II
“We must protect young Palestinians from extremists who prey on their frustrations and hopelessness,” Jordanian King Abdullah II said at the United Nations.
The summit comes after Abbas last week fired 13 of his 16 regional governors.
Hamas sentences seven Gazans to death for “collaboration” with Israel.
King Abdullah: ‘Duty of every Muslim to deter Israeli escalations’ against holy sites
During an audience with the Jordanian monarch attended by Muslim and Christian leaders from Jerusalem, P.A. head Mahmoud Abbas vowed to continue the “resistance against the occupation.”
The statement comes after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Jordan’s king he would uphold the status quo in Jerusalem.
The two men discussed regional issues, in particular strategic, security and economic cooperation between the countries.
Abdullah II also warned that the Palestinians may launch another terror war.
KIng Abdullah speaks with the Israeli PM-designate by phone, while Sudanese military ruler Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan sends a letter.
“Jordan has dropped from the warmest peace with Israel some five years ago to the coldest,” said Jonathan Schanzer, senior vice president of research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Wiesenthal Center urges Jordan to uphold rights and dignity of Jewish travelers
The group asks King Abdullah to end harassment at border for packing prayer shawls and phylacteries.
In Amman, Lapid and Jordan’s King Abdullah talk agtech, energy, tourism
The two leaders discussed the U.S president’s visit to the region, as well as several major bilateral projects.
Lapid calls King Abdullah, PA leader Abbas ahead of Biden’s visit to Israel
The Israeli prime minister discussed the need to “strengthen and deepen” cooperation with Amman, and for Abbas to help ensure “quiet and calm” during the U.S. president’s visit this week.
