Posts Tagged: Israel Jordan relations
Israeli Gas Line to Jordan Lauded as ‘Boost for Peace’
JNS.org - Work on the natural-gas pipeline running from Israel to Jordan is expected to conclude in the coming weeks, allowing for Israeli gas to...
Jordan Renews Request to Build a Fifth Minaret on the Temple Mount
JNS.org - Jordan has asked Israel to allow it to build a fifth minaret on the Temple Mount at the eastern wall facing the Mount...
Israel Sends Search-and-Rescue Team to Jordan After Deadly Flood Near Dead Sea
At least 18 people, mainly schoolchildren and teachers, were killed in Jordan on Thursday in a flash flood near the Dead Sea that happened while...
Israel Water Authority Chief: Regional Solidarity More Important Than Politics
Regional solidarity is more important than politics, the head of Israel’s Water Authority told Mako in an interview published on Tuesday. Giora Shoham made the comment...
Israel to Lend Merkava Tank to Jordanian Military Museum
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman agreed to transfer an IDF Merkava tank to Jordan for an exhibit at the...
Israel’s Netanyahu, Jordan’s Abdullah Meet in Amman to Talk Regional Peace
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Jordan's King Abdullah in Amman on Monday to discuss ways to advance regional peace, Netanyahu's office said in...
Israel Implements ‘Gradual Reopening’ of Its Embassy in Jordan
JNS.org - Israel’s is implementing the reopening of its embassy in Jordan this week, after the Israeli and Jordanian governments earlier in January announced an agreement...
Jordan Royal Palace Denies Rumors About Dismissal of Princes
Jordan's royal palace warned it would take legal measures against anyone spreading what it said were lies about the ruling family, just days after King...
Israeli Ambassador Denied Return to Amman as Jordan Ties Remain Frozen
JNS.org - More than a month after an Israeli embassy security guard who was stabbed by a Jordanian national returned to the Jewish state after a...
At Amman Protest, Hundreds of Jordanians Call for Cancellation of Peace Treaty With Israel
Several hundred Jordanian protesters held a demonstration near the Israeli Embassy in Amman on Friday where they called for the cancellation of the Hashemite kingdom’s...
After Day of High Diplomatic Tension, Staff of Israeli Embassy in Jordan Returns Home Safely to Jewish State
After a day of intense diplomacy, the staff of the Israeli Embassy in Amman -- including the security guard who was lightly wounded in an...
Jordan Intensifies Anti-Israel Rhetoric Despite Security Challenges
Jordan, a country that has had a formal peace treaty with Israel since 1994, has seen an uptick in anti-Israel hostility. Last month, Jordan condemned the killing of...
How Will Jordanian Activists Reconcile ‘No Normalization With Israel,’ ‘Lower Fuel Prices’?
From the Jordan Times: Activists have vowed that 2017 will be a year of “increased activism” against Jordanian normalisation of ties with Israel, with a particular focus...
Israel Allows Jordanian Workers to Cross Border for Hotel Jobs
This is what a little peace looks like in the Middle East. A room cleaner named Ahmad. A dishwasher named Mohammad. And a man with...
