Posts Tagged: Jordan Palestine
Egypt: Israel’s Alleged ‘Peace Partner’
In capturing Rafah between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, Israel uncovered more than 50 smuggling tunnels -- some large enough to drive trucks through. Big...
An Open Letter to the Queen of Jordan
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah Raghadan Palace Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Queen Abdullah, I watched with great interest your interview on October 25 with Christiane Amanpour of CNN...
Between Crises, Jordan Is a Good Neighbor
JNS.org - This past winter, it had seemed as if spring had come early for Israeli-Jordanian relations. A series of visits and meetings between King...
Jordan’s Positive Era Could Lead to Improved Ties With Israel
Despite facing an array of challenges, some of which may worsen again soon, Jordan's King Abdullah should be quite pleased with recent trends -- both...
Israel-Jordan Relations: Possibilities and Risks
An Israeli-Jordanian thaw is finally taking shape after years of tense relations. In what was supposed to be a secret visit, Israeli PM Naftali Bennett met with...
When Did Palestine Become Palestine?
JNS.org - “The Arabs didn’t provoke war with Israel in 1967 to achieve Palestinian independence … Arab rulers could have established a Palestinian state in...
What Did Jordan’s Parliamentary Elections Show?
JNS.org - The parliamentary elections held in Jordan on November 10 were marked by Palestinian indifference, the awakening of the Bedouin periphery, with an emphasis...
Jordan, the West Bank, and Unbearable Hypocrisy
On May 5, King Abdullah II of Jordan told Der Spiegel that, “If Israel really annexed the West Bank valley in July, it would lead...
Palestinian Myths and Israeli Realities
I like to deal in truth and reality, so here are some facts: Israel has never been called “Palestine,” at least not as a national...
Jordan Tells Its Palestinian Citizens, ‘We Don’t Want You’ (But They Call It ‘Right of Return’)
The Speaker of the Jordanian Senate, Faisal Al-Fayez, is sponsoring a campaign to be launched by the Palestine Committee in the House of Representatives on...
Israel Must Be Wary of Two-Faced Jordan
JNS.org - Last month, the Kingdom of Jordan cancelled a component of its 1994 peace treaty with Israel. It evicted Israeli famers from two tracts...
Jordan Apparently Wants to Keep Control Over Jerusalem — Even if It Becomes a Palestinian Capital
Faisal al-Fayez, chairman of the Jordanian Senate, recently issued a statement on what is necessary to achieve a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: "There...
Jordanian Law Permits the Murder of Israelis
Jordanian soldier Ahmad Mussa Dakasma, the murderer of seven Israeli schoolgirls in Naharayim on March 13, 1997, was released from prison in March 2017 after...
Jordan’s King Once Again Smears Israel at the UN
JNS.org - Jordan’s King Abdullah II spoke at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. His speech revealed several nuances that, I fear, too many diplomats may have failed...
