Israeli leaders joined the world community in mourning the death of Jordan’s King Hussein and expressing support for his successor, King Abdullah. President Ezer Weizman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are both planning to attend Monday’s funeral of Hussein, who died Sunday at 63. Netanyahu is expected to be accompanied by several other Israeli figures, including Foreign Minister Ariel Sharon, former Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai, opposition leader Ehud Barak and former Prime Ministers Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Shamir.
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