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Sunday, February 25, 2018
Government approves appointment of new ambassador to Jordan
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe government approves the appointment of a new ambassador to Jordan, Amir Weissbrod, weeks after Jerusalem and Amman agreed to end a diplomatic standoff over the shooting deaths of two Jordanians by an Israeli security guard.
Weissbrod is a career diplomat who currently heads the Middle East Bureau at the Foreign Ministry’s Center for Political Research. A fluent Arabic speaker, Weissbrod served as first secretary in Israel’s Jordanian embassy between 2001 and 2004. Previously, he also served in Israel’s Liaison Bureau in Morocco.
In the July incident, Israel said the guard opened fire in self-defense when under attack.
But Israel angered Jordan by giving the guard a hero’s welcome and in response Jordan refused to allow the ambassador back.
The Times of Israel Community.