Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancels Thursday trip to UAE blaming a disagreement with Jordan ...

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Benjamin Netanyahu called off his Thursday plans to visit the United Arab Emirates – with the Israeli leader's office claiming a spat with the Jordanian government brought up issues with him flying over their airspace. Netanyahu, 71, was supposed to visit with leaders in UAE after in August it became the third Arab nation, following Egypt and Jordan, to establish formal diplomatic ties with the Jewish nation. The prime minister's office said in a statement that 'because of difficulties in coordinating his flight in Jordanian airspace the visit was postponed' – and the office did not give a new date for the visit. Jordanian Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II was supposed to visit the Temple...

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