Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently requested a meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II but was turned down, the al-Quds al-Arabi newspaper reported Saturday.
According to the London-based Arabic outlet, a follow-up request for a telephone conversation between the two leaders was also refused. A Jordanian official cited in the report said the rebuff was made “in light of the difficult relations between Jordan and Israel,” due to Israel’s upcoming elections and US President Donald Trump’s peace plan.
The newspaper also reported that Jordan is not interested in attending an upcoming Camp David conference with Arab leaders reportedly being planned by the US, during which Trump would roll out his political plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace.
An unnamed source in the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office denied the story.
The newspaper report quoted the official as saying that the summit would likely be nothing more than a photo-op, similar to the administration’s recent Bahrain conference which focused on economic elements but was largely boycotted by the Palestinians. (Read More)
