Israeli embassy guard's family left home following incident
Even before the identity of Ziv Moyal, who shot dead two Jordanians, was released, his family left their home in a moshav near Kiryat Malakhi; 'They wanted to get away from the commotion,' say the family's neighbors.
For a few days now, they have not been living in their home, and only returned to take items they need. "There was a lot of relief when (Ziv) arrived (back home)," said one of the family's neighbors. "These are natural emotions. Every mother would worry. They just wanted to know that Ziv was okay. They are a modest and charming family, simple people. They wanted to get away from the commotion."
Another neighbor said: "I was disappointed that they published his name. It would have been better had they not. It was logical that his family would be afraid, but they didn't talk about it. They didn't say they were afraid."
"We pray for them, but in my opinion they are not expected to return home soon," another neighbor said.
On Sunday morning, the Jordanian daily Al-Rad published a picture and identity of Ziv Moyal, who shot dead a Jordanian man who attacked him with a screwdriver and accidentally killed another man in Amman.
The newspaper published his name and his diplomatic identity card, delivering a blow to Israel which has censored the publication of the guard’s details.
Last week, the Jordanians claimed it was a truck driver who stabbed the security guard, not the 17-year-old Mohammad Jawawdah who was shot dead along with the building's landlord, who was also a doctor. But by the end of the week, their version changed and is now mostly in line with the Israeli version.
To date, Jordanian media outlets have avoided publishing details and it is quite possible that the leak stems from the severe crisis between Israel and Jordan following the incident.
The same crisis was exacerbated following the publications of photos depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hugging the embassy guard in question.
The photos led to an unprecedented attack on Netanyahu by King Abdullah II and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Al Safadi, with the two of them accusing Netanyahu of trying to raise political capital at the expense of the incident that is defined as a crime in Jordan in every respect.
Jordan is not interested in allowing Ambassador Einat Schlein and her diplomatic team to return to the Israeli embassy in Amman until a serious, in-depth investigation is conducted into the guard's conduct.
