Abu Ghosh to name main street after late King of Jordan
The Arab-Israeli town will honor the late monarch who signed the 1994 Jordanian-Israeli peace treaty.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFFKing Hussein of Jordan lights prime minister Yitzhak Rabin’s cigarette at the royal residence in Aqaba after signing a peace treaty(photo credit: YAACOV SAAR/GPO)
Abu Ghosh intends to rename its main street after the late King Hussein of Jordan, Channel 13 reported on Thursday.The Arab-Israeli town, located 10 kilometers west of Jerusalem on the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway, will honor the late monarch who signed the 1994 Jordanian-Israeli peace treaty.Once the change is made, the town will be the first in Israel to honor a recent Arab leader.
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