Edelstein made his comments in a video posted Monday, adding, "Yesterday a serious parliamentary event happened. While we're all still hurting over the terror attack that took place at the Temple Mount where two young policemen were killed, the head of the Jordanian parliament, Atef Tarawneh called the terrorists 'martyrs' and said their 'blood was pure.'"
Continuing the statemeent, Edelstein said: "In all my meetings in the international arena, I call for cooperation between parliaments in our region, I call on my colleagues to come to Jerusalem or wherever so that we can discuss what we can do for our countries. These statements and behavior by the Jordanian speaker distance us from peace."
He also added, "It is inconceivable that an official in a country which has a peace agreement with Israel encourages the murder of Israeli civilians."
Despite condemnations by Jordanian King Abdullah II, Tarawneh praised the three terrorists and also prayed for their souls during a session in parliament.
“May Allah have mercy on our youths, the members of the Jabarin family who deserve honor and fame,” Tarawneh declared.
“The damage by the Israeli occupation in the holiest sites of Jerusalem and in Al-Aqsa are grounds for continuing the resistance, not to surrender in the face of oppression or tyranny. The Israeli persistence and the severity of its crimes it is committing are the reasons for the setting of fire of revenge in their hearts among the generations who inherit the hatred of the occupation.”