Israel's new ambassador to Jordan arrived in Amman to take up his post on Monday morning, ending the months-long spat between the two countries over last year's lethal embassy shooting, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.
The appointment of Amir Weissbrod, former head of the Middle East Bureau of the Foreign Ministry's Center for Political Research, in place of former Israeli Ambassador to Jordan Einat Schlein ends one of the tensest periods between Israel and Jordan since the two signed a peace treaty in 1994.
Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon says Weissbrod arrived in the capital, Amman, on Monday morning.
The dispute began last summer when a security guard at the Israeli Embassy in Amman shot and killed two Jordanians, alleging one attacked him with a screwdriver. Jordan was infuriated when the Israeli guard and Israel's then-ambassador were given a hero's welcome by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon their arrival back in Israel.
In January, Israel issued a formal apology for the incident and agreed to compensate the families of the two Jordanians. As part of the steps taken by both sides toward reconciliation, Israel also agreed to appoint a new ambassador to Jordan.
