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Tel Aviv (JTA) — In a dramatic
step toward implementing the
Washington Declaration signed
by Prime Minister Yitzhak Ra-
bin and Jordan's King Hussein,
Israelis and Jordanians began
tearing down a stretch of fence
that has separated their coun-
tries for decades.
After getting a signal from gen-
erals on either side of the border,
the two teams of workers used
tractors and wire cutters to break
through a barbed wire fence and
open a border crossing some two

which he described as a "beauti-
ful city."
During their phone conversa-
tion, Mr. Rabin informed King
Hussein that the Knesset had
given the Washington Declara-
tion an almost wall-to-wall show
of support.
With President Ezer Weizman
in attendance for some of the de-
bate, 91 of the 96 Knesset mem-
bers present voted for the
government's motion. There were
only three opposing votes, and
two abstained.

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miles north of Eilat and the near-
by Jordanian resort of Aqaba.
The view crossing between the
countries comes as a result of the
Washington Declaration, which
officially ended 46 years of con-
flict. The agreement, in part,
called for the opening of borders
to third-country tourists travel-
ing between Israel and Jordan.
Stations for passport- and cus-
toms-control will be built on ei-
ther side of the breach in the
40-year-old fence. A new stretch
of road will also be constructed to
link the two countries with al-
ready existing roads.
Israeli army reservists work-
ing at the site said it was one of
the most pleasant duties they had
ever been called on to perform.
In another sign of the changed
relationship between the two
countries, King Hussein flew in
his private plane over Israel.
He passad once over Tel Aviv
and then twice over Jerusalem
as he made his way home from
London to Amman.
Three Israeli air force F-15s es-
corted the royal aircraft as it
passed over Israeli air space,
which at the time was closed to
all other aircraft.
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin
spoke to King Hussein by phone
as the king passed over Tel Aviv,

Benjamin Netanyahu, head of
the opposition Likud, said his
party was not giving Mr. Rabin
"a blank check" with its votes of
approval for the declaration. He
voiced concern over a provision
in the declaration about
Jerusalem and said the Likud
would remain vigilant for Israel's
interests.
In a speech before the Knesset
members voted, the prime min-

The new crossing
between the
countries comes
as a result of the
Washington
Declaration.

ister dismissed the controversy
surrounding the Jerusalem pro-
vision as "a fuss about nothing."
Mr. Rabin solemnly reiterated
his government's commitment to
keeping Jerusalem as Israel's
sovereign capital. This was suf-
ficient to persuade almost all the
opposition parties to join with the
government in a rare moment of
unity when the vote was taken.

