Posts Tagged: Jordanian King Abdullah II
Jordan Says It Arrests 17 in Foiled Islamic State Attack Plot
Jordan said on Monday it had foiled an Islamic State plot that included plans for a series of attacks last November on security installations, shopping...
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...
Palestinian Leader Abbas: Trump’s Jerusalem Recognition ‘Crime’ Prevents US Peace Role
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told Muslim leaders on Wednesday that a US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital was a crime which showed...
The ‘Jordan-Is-Palestine’ Conference — Why I Agreed to Participate
"Palestine and Transjordan are one, for Palestine is the coastline and Transjordan is the hinterland of the same country." - King Abdullah, Cairo, April 12, 1948. "Jordanians and...
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...
As Temple Mount Tensions Remain High, Palestinian Authority Leader Abbas Calls for Further Protests
Amid the ongoing tensions in the Middle East over new security measures implemented by Israel at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem following the recent terrorist...
Israeli Officials Accuse Obama Holdover of ‘Straining the Atmosphere’ of Trump Envoy’s Recent Israel Visit
Israeli officials are accusing US National Security Council Middle East staffer Yael Lempert -- a holdover from the Obama administration -- of “straining the atmosphere”...
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Says Trump Was Ready to Announce Embassy Relocation to Jerusalem at ’12:01′ on Inauguration Day
President Donald Trump was prepared to announce the move of the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem a minute after his inauguration...
Israeli Arab-Affairs Expert: With Municipal Elections Looming, Palestinian Authority Losing Control of West Bank (VIDEO)
The Palestinian Authority’s grip on the West Bank is weakening, an Israeli expert on Arab affairs warned on Tuesday. In a video interview released by the think tank...
Report: Netanyahu Secretly Met Jordanian King to Discuss Jerusalem Unrest
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jordan's King Abdullah met secretly in Amman on Saturday in an effort to ease tensions over the...
