* Israel promises joint investigation into death of judge * Israeli army calls him a terrorist who attacked soldiers * Palestinian-born judge buried in West Bank (Adds quotes from eyewitness, from Amman source, background) By Crispian Balmer JERUSALEM, March 11 (Reuters) - Looking to prevent a diplomatic crisis with Jordan, Israel expressed its regret on Tuesday over the death of a Jordanian judge, who was shot by Israeli soldiers after an altercation at a border crossing. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ****** also promised to establish a joint investigation with Jordan into Monday's killing of Raed Zeiter at the Allenby Bridge crossing while he was making his way to the occupied West Bank. "Israel regrets the death of judge Raed Zeiter yesterday at the King Hussein (Allenby) bridge and expresses its sympathies to the people and government of Jordan," Netanyahu's ****** said, adding it was committed to its peace treaty with Jordan.
03-25-2014, 12:07 AM
Israel says regrets killing of Jordanian judge
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