The television station noted that Mr. Lapid traveled to Amman to meet with the Hashemite monarch, with whom he dealt with the increased tensions in East Jerusalem as a result of Israel´s expropriation policies.

A month earlier, Prime Minister Naftalí Benett also held a secret meeting with Abdullah II, according to several press reports. Channel 12 detailed these meetings sought to reestablish relations between neighboring countries, strained by Benjamin Netanyahu´s policies.

In addition to Egypt, Jordan was the second Arab nation to recognize Israel, in 1994, although it systematically has friction over Tel Aviv’s actions on Palestinians.

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