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Last update - 02:35 06/08/2008 Arab media: Hamas and Jordan restoring ties after two years of tension By Yoav Stern , Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Hamas, Jordan Recent meetings between Jordanian and Hamas officials have opened the door to restoring relations that have been strained for two years, the London-based newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported Tuesday. Mohammed Nazzal, a member of Hamas' political bureau, met with Mohammed Dahabi, who heads Jordan's General Intelligence Department, in the last few days, the paper reported. Israel would not comment on the report yesterday. The meeting is the first one between Jordanian and Hamas officials to receive media exposure since 1999. The renewed ties with Hamas ired Fatah-affiliated Jordanian officials who oppose the move. Advertisement Jordan and Hamas cut ties in 2006, when Jordanian security services captured a Hamas cell that smuggled a large quantity of weapons into Jordan a few months after winning the Palestinian Authority elections. Related articles: Jordan sentences 3 Hamas militants over anti-Israel plots Israel thwarted Hamas plan to attack Israelis in Jordan in 2005 Bookmark to del.icio.us   Iranian row Rice on possible IDF Iran strike: U.S. has no veto over Israeli military operations. Hamas movie set Hamas transforms former Gaza settlement into movie production house.   1.   Good! 04:05  |  Akiva P 06/08/08   2.   #1 - Akiva P. 07:07  |  MichaelF 06/08/08   3.   Sounds like Jordan is getting into the fray 07:32  |  Fred 06/08/08   4.   #1 - Akiva..yes, this is good 07:50  |  yezmar 06/08/08   5.   The rulers of the Hashemite Kingdom are very vulnerable. 08:00  |  Jean Van Daem 06/08/08   6.   Jordan wakes up 10:11  |  Natallie Durson 06/08/08   7.   Jordan the eternal Middle Man ! 01:28  |  Akram Zekaria 07/08/08   8.   Hamas and Jordan restoring ties. 22:26  |  Michael V. Roth 07/08/08

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