The Israel-Jordan Mixed Armistice Commission assembled last week in the shabby, bullet-pocked old stone dwelling that serves as its meeting place in Jerusalem's no-man's land. Before the members was an Israeli demand that Jordan be blamed for provoking the latest outbreak of killing in Palestine. The Jordanian machine-gun fire that killed four and wounded 17 Israeli archaeologists was organized and deliberate, the Israelis insisted. Having thoroughly reviewed the evidence. Chairman Christian Fredrik Moe of Norway differed and indicated that he would uphold Jordan's version—the shots were fired by one soldier who went berserk. At Moe's words, the Israeli delegation...
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