Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Israel risking ties with Jordan following MP's arrest, military expert says

The arrest of Jordanian member of parliament Imad al Adwan at an Israeli border crossing on Sunday is an "unusual incident" which has created a sensitive diplomatic situation, Maariv's military commentator, Tal Lev Ram, said in a Monday interview with 103FM.

Speaking on Anat Davidov and Gideon Oko's radio program, Lev Ram discussed al Adwan, who was arrested at the border crossing after allegedly trying to smuggle weapons into the Palestinian Authority.

"This is an unusual incident by any standard, also in terms of its diplomatic political sensitivity, but first of all because of the scope of the smuggling," Lev Ram explained. "It is believed that he did it for financial gain, but he is also not a lover of Israel. READ MORE