Posts Tagged: Jordan King Abdullah II
Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood Seek to Destabilize Both Sides of the Jordan River
JNS.org - Hamas’s attempts, led by Saleh al-Arouri, to infiltrate the West Bank worry not only Israel but Ramallah and Jordan as well. Hamas' efforts...
Gantz, Jordan’s King Abdullah Talk Regional Security in Latest High-Level Meeting
Israel’s Defense Ministry Benny Gantz on Wednesday met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II to discuss security and policy issues and to strengthen efforts for regional...
Jordan Sentences Two Officials to 15 Years for Alleged Plot Against Monarchy
JNS.org - A Jordanian court sentenced two former officials to 15 years in jail for an alleged plot to overthrow the monarchy led by King Abdullah...
Jordan’s King Tours Enclave Along Israel Border After End of Lease Deal
Jordan's King Abdullah paid his first visit on Monday to an enclave fringing its border with Israel a day after the expiry of a 25-year special regime...
Jordan Faces Wave of Dissent as Government’s Troubles Mount
When a flash flood swept a group of schoolchildren to their deaths in Jordan last month, a wave of public criticism pointed to wider discontent...
Jordan Rejects Confederation With Palestinians, Says Only Solution to Conflict is Palestinian State
JNS.org - King Abdullah II of Jordan has apparently rejected on Sunday the US-backed idea of creating a confederacy including areas of the West Bank containing...
Jordanian King Appoints Prime Minister With Strong Ties to Israel
JNS.org - Jordan’s King Abdullah II — after ordering to dissolve the country’s parliament on Sunday — appointed a politician known for his strong ties to...
Obama and Jordan’s Abdullah: Bring Hope to Israelis and Palestinians
JNS.org - At a White House meeting on Wednesday, U.S. President Barack Obama and Jordan’s King Abdullah II discussed the ongoing wave of Palestinian terrorism against...
First Female Israeli Ambassador to Arab Country Takes Post
JNS.org - Israel’s new ambassador to Jordan, Einat Schlein, presented her credentials to Jordan’s King Abdullah II at a ceremony at the Basman Palace in Amman...
Jordan’s King Abdullah Likens Islamic State to Nazism in Address to EU Lawmakers
JNS.org - Jordan's King Abdullah likened the Islamic State terror group's "expansionist ideology" to that of the Nazis during an address to the European...
Jordan’s King Abdullah Seeks to Prevent Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount
JNS.org - King Abdullah II and other Jordanian government officials are working to prevent the Israeli Knesset from passing a bill that would permit Jews...
Jordan’s King Equates ‘Zionist Extremists’ With ISIS in Comments About Fighting Radicalism
Times of Israel - Jordan's King Abdullah II reportedly said that alongside Muslim radicals like the Islamic State, there also exist Zionist extremists, and that...
