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This is an archive article published on October 7, 1997
King Hussein condemns Mossad attack
AMMAN, Oct 6: Jordan's King Hussein yesterday condemned the assassination attempt on a Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas leader in Amman,...
AMMAN, Oct 6: Jordan8217;s King Hussein yesterday condemned the assassination attempt on a Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas leader in Amman, linked to the Israeli secret service, as a 8220;reckless act8221;.
In an interview with the Arab language daily Al-Hayat, the King said, 8220;I cannot figure out what the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thinks, and that worries me8221;.
He termed the assassination attempt, 10 days ago, on Khaled Meshaal of the Hamas a 8220;reckless8221; gesture by a 8220;party which does not believe in peace8221;.King Hussein stopped short of implicating Israel directly in the September 25 attack on an Amman street. He said 8220;there is no tangible proof8221; that Israel was behind the the daylight attempt to poison Meshaal.
But the King, long Israel8217;s closest ally in the Arab world, harshly criticized the attitude of Netanyahu towards the Middle East peace process.He said that while he has heard Netanyahu often express 8220;his desire to advance the peace process, what he leads us to expect has not materialized8221;.
After the assassination attempt by suspected members of Israel8217;s Mossad secret service, an angry King Hussein reportedly responded by threatening to break diplomatic ties with Israel.
He also successfully demanded as a peace offering the release of Hamas8217;s spiritual leader, Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, from an Israeli prison.
Hamas, Palestinian Authority and Jordanian officials said on Sunday that the ailing Yassin, who was released into Jordan by Israel five days ago, will leave Amman for Gaza City on Monday.
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