Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stopped an Israeli lawmaker from taking on a Jordanian counterpart in a fistfight Wednesday over a diplomatic crisis between the two neighbours. His comments prompted a challenge from a similarly fiery lawmaker in Jordan. But Hazan's journey was cut short after Netanyahu's office ordered him to turn around. A statement from the prime minister's office did not say why Netanyahu had stopped the fight from proceeding. Netanyahu stepped in, Alsaud said, because Israelis "can't face up to Jordanians."

Source: CBC News August 02, 2017 13:18 UTC