{"id":94188,"date":"2022-03-29T17:05:56","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T15:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=94188"},"modified":"2022-03-29T13:12:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T11:12:44","slug":"06-05-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=94188","title":{"rendered":"Defense Minister Gantz meets with King Abdullah II in Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>Defense Minister Gantz meets with King Abdullah II in Jordan<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

ANNA AHRONHEIM <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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There were a lot of terror attacks in Israel in March, two of which left multiple victims dead.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz is seen meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Amman, Jordan, on January 5, 2022. \/\u00a0 (photo credit: Royal Hashemite Court)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Amid an uptick of violence in Israel and a public spat with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with\u00a0King Abdullah<\/a>\u00a0II of Jordan at the King’s Palace in Amman on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to a statement released by his office, during the meeting that addressed regional security challenges, Gantz discussed the steps that Israel intends to take ahead of the month of Ramadan in order to preserve freedom of worship in Jerusalem and the West Bank, the importance of security coordination during the holy days as well as additional steps that could be taken in order to improve the lives of Palestinians.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Defense Minister emphasized the importance of maintaining stability and calm, and the overall need to fight terrorism, in particular the Islamic State group which is behind the recent terrorist attacks in Israel,\u201d the statement read.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wishing the King and all Jordanians a \u201cRamadan Kareem,\u201d Gantz thanked Abdullah \u201cfor his leadership and positive influence on the entire region, as well as for his willingness to strengthen cooperation between the Kingdom and Israel in all areas, and to deepen peace between the two countries,\u201d the statement added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gantz and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett have been engaged in a public spat over the defense minister\u2019s desire to meet with the King and Palestinian Authority President\u00a0Mahmoud Abbas<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Minister of Defense Benny Gantz speaks at a conference of the Israeli newspaper ”Makor Rishon” at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, February 21, 2022. (credit: YONATAN SINDEL\/FLASH90)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

According to Israeli media, Bennett stopped Gantz from participating in the meeting and expressed his \u201cdispleasure\u201d from Gantz\u2019s failure to tell him of his plans.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Saturday Culture and Sports Minister MK (Kahol Lavan) Chili Tropper told Channel 13 that Gantz wanted to meet with Abbas in Ramallah in order to avoid an escalation.<\/span><\/p>\n

The defense minister has met with the two men before. Gantz first met Abbas in August-marking the first meeting of a senior Israeli government official with a Palestinian Authority leader since 2010. He then hosted Abbas in his home in Rosh Ha\u2019ayin in December in order to discuss issues related to security, civil and the economy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Gantz and Abdullah then met and discussed how to strengthen Israeli-Jordanian ties and issues of mutual concern including ways to enhance security and stability in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gantz and Abdullah previously met ahead of the February 2020 election.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amman and Jerusalem not only have robust security coordination and intelligence sharing mechanisms regarding the common threats, but according to foreign reports, Jordan has allowed Israeli jets to use its airspace for its war-between-wars campaign in Syria.<\/span><\/p>\n

In October, a German military photographer posted two pictures of Jordanian fighter jets taking part in Israel\u2019s Blue Flag aerial exercise on social media, inadvertently revealing that the kingdom had participated in the drill.<\/span><\/p>\n

Until the photos were posted, Jordan\u2019s participation in the two-week-long bi-annual exercise had officially been kept a secret.<\/span><\/p>\n

The strategic depth provided by Jordan, which has not entered into any alliance with neighboring countries hostile to Israel, has kept Israel\u2019s eastern and longest border the quietest and safest for decades.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both countries understand that should security ties fail, not only will the king face instability at home, but the violence could spill over the border to Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n

With a majority of Jordan\u2019s citizens of Palestinian descent, Palestinian self-determination and maintaining the status quo of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, which is administered by the Jordanian Islamic Trust, are key aspects<\/span><\/p>\n

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