Israeli leader bans MP from squaring up to Jordanian rival

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to step in on Wednesday to prevent tensions with Jordan spiralling into a brawl between two lawmakers who agreed to meet on the border.Oren Hazan, from Netanyahu's Likud party, had accepted a challenge from Jordanian MP Yahya al-Saud to meet near the main crossing between the two countries on Wednesday morning, with fears of a fistfight.Hazan told military radio he approached the border but did not cross on Netanyahu's orders.