Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.) is calling on Egypt and Jordan to “take immediate action” to return their ambassadors to Israel. In letters to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Jordanian King Abdullah, Lantos, the ranking Democrat on the House International Relations Committee, said the return of ambassadors is “overdue” and would be a sign of the Arab states’ commitment to progress in Israeli- Palestinian peace talks.
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