Posts Tagged: Jordanian King Abdullah II
Visiting The Temple Mount: Much Ado About Nothing
This past week, The New York Times ran an ominous sounding headline: “Hard-line Israeli Minister Visits Jerusalem Holy Site; Palestinians Seethe.” What made them seethe? Itamar...
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 King Tells UK Lawmakers Israel’s Annexation Plans ‘Undermine’ Regional Peace Prospects
Jordan's King Abdullah warned on Monday that any unilateral Israeli moves to annex territory in the West Bank would fuel instability and dim hopes of a...
Top US Think Tank Urges Trump to Back Israeli Sovereignty Extension to Jordan Valley
A prominent US think tank released a report on Friday urging the Trump administration to support an extension of Israeli sovereignty to the West Bank’s...
Jordan’s King Says Regional Stability Put at Risk by Israeli Annexation
Jordan's King Abdulllah warned on Tuesday that Israel's planned move to annex parts of the West Bank next month would threaten stability in the Middle East. In...
Trump Peace Plan ‘a Historic Opportunity,’ Will Be Pursued ‘in Coordination’ With Neighbors, New Israeli FM Ashkenazi Says
Newly-installed Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi on Monday called US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace proposal a "historic opportunity," but also sought to reassure Israel's...
Jordan’s King Abdullah Warns of ‘Massive Conflict’ if Israel Annexes West Bank
Jordan's King Abdullah II warned on Friday of a "massive conflict" if Israel went ahead with plans to annex parts of the West Bank. In an...
Jordanian King Views Trump Mideast Peace Plan in ‘Glass Half-Full’ Light
JNS.org - Jordanian King Abdullah II said he believes that after years of speculation, US President Donald Trump will present a peace plan regarding the...
Jordan’s King Tells Trump Adviser Peace Can Only Come With a Palestinian State
Jordan's King Abdullah told US President Donald Trump's adviser Jared Kushner on Wednesday that a lasting Middle East peace can only come with the creation...
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...
White House Says Kushner Met Jordan’s Abdullah About Israeli-Palestinian Peace
White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, who is also President Donald Trump's son-in-law, met on Tuesday with Jordan's King Abdullah about the humanitarian situation in...
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...
Jordan Blasts Israel for Letting Jews Pray at Temple Mount
JNS.org - The government of King Abdullah Hussein of Jordan has filed an official complaint with Israel’s Foreign Ministry for allowing members of the Jewish faith...
Jordan Says Israel Apologizes for Deaths of Two Jordanians at Embassy
Jordan said on Thursday that Israel had formally apologized for the deaths of two of its citizens killed by an Israeli security guard last July...
