Jordanian pathologists were to conduct an autopsy today on the body of slain Israeli Yitzhak Snir who was shot in Amman on Monday night. Jordanian authorities requested that the body be autopsied, and Israel agreed on condition that Professor Yehuda Hiss, director of the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute in Israel, be present. However, once Professor Hiss arrived in Jordan, the authorities only allowed him to view the body, but not to participate in the autopsy. Foreign Ministry spokesmen are furious calling the Jordanian turnabout a breach of the agreement that had been reached.
Jordanian police have thus far stated that the murder of the Israeli diamond dealer was criminally motivated; however, Israeli officials believe that it was a terrorist shooting. One group claimed responsibility for the murder saying that Snir was an Israeli intelligence agent and while another group said that he was killed in revenge for Israeli actions against the Arabs. The Jordanian Minister of Public Relations claimed that the prime suspect is the Israeli who lives in the same apartment complex as the victim.
Israel\'s Ambassador to Jordan David Dadonn recommends that Israelis scratch Jordan from their summer travel plans: \"The Arab street in general, and in Jordan in particular, has grown very hostile. The security situation has changed drastically since Oct. 2000. Therefore, a terror motive for the murder should be carefully examined. Israel\'s Counter Terror Agency recommends against Israelis visiting Jordan, and I back their decision completely. Some Israeli travel agencies have asked me permission to bring Israeli groups to areas that are not in Jordanian population centers. Even this request, I turned down.\" Dadonn said that he understands that some Israeli businessmen who invested heavily in Jordan following the 1994 Jordan-Israel peace treaty are not willing to abandon all of their assets there. The ambassador calls upon Israelis who must enter Jordan to coordinate their visits with the embassy and meticulously follow all security instructions.
Jordanian police have thus far stated that the murder of the Israeli diamond dealer was criminally motivated; however, Israeli officials believe that it was a terrorist shooting. One group claimed responsibility for the murder saying that Snir was an Israeli intelligence agent and while another group said that he was killed in revenge for Israeli actions against the Arabs. The Jordanian Minister of Public Relations claimed that the prime suspect is the Israeli who lives in the same apartment complex as the victim.
Israel\'s Ambassador to Jordan David Dadonn recommends that Israelis scratch Jordan from their summer travel plans: \"The Arab street in general, and in Jordan in particular, has grown very hostile. The security situation has changed drastically since Oct. 2000. Therefore, a terror motive for the murder should be carefully examined. Israel\'s Counter Terror Agency recommends against Israelis visiting Jordan, and I back their decision completely. Some Israeli travel agencies have asked me permission to bring Israeli groups to areas that are not in Jordanian population centers. Even this request, I turned down.\" Dadonn said that he understands that some Israeli businessmen who invested heavily in Jordan following the 1994 Jordan-Israel peace treaty are not willing to abandon all of their assets there. The ambassador calls upon Israelis who must enter Jordan to coordinate their visits with the embassy and meticulously follow all security instructions.