Gaza now the centre of Trump’s peace plan
Jun 19,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Osama Al Sharif All eyes will be on Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, and Jason Greenblatt, the White House special […]
Gaza residents pray near Israel as Muslims mark major feast
Source: Associated Press By WAFAA SHURAFA GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Several thousand Gaza worshippers knelt on prayer rugs spread on sandy soil, near the perimeter fence with Israel, […]
Thousands attend funeral of Gaza nurse killed by Israeli fire
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP GAZA CITY Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinian nurse Razan Al-Najar, who according to health officials and a witness was killed by Israeli forces as […]
In Gaza, border opening brings relief and anxiety
Source: Associated Press By FARES AKRAM RAFAH BORDER CROSSING, Gaza Strip (AP) — Just after daybreak, Hamed al-Shaer came down the narrow stairway of his family’s home in southern Gaza […]
Chasing Paradise A Palestinian Clan Dreams of Going Home
The members of a large Palestinian clan dream of escaping Gaza and going back to their homeland, the village of Ni’ilya. For 70 years, they’ve been imagining this return […]
Liberman suggests Muslim ad money causes CNN, BBC, France 24 bias against Israel
‘Ultimately, the person who pays, gets to choose the music’ Israeli Defense minister lambastes international ‘festival of hypocrisy’ on Gaza violence, says Israel taking ‘concrete steps’ to improve humanitarian situation […]
Gaza border protests resume as UN calls for inquiry
Source: Associated Press By ASHRAF SWEILAM and FARES AKRAM GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians resumed their fiery protests at Gaza’s border with Israel on Friday as a U.N. […]
Israel’s Gaza response ‘wholly disproportionate’ – UN rights chief
Source: BBC News The UN human rights chief says Israel used “wholly disproportionate” force against Palestinian border protests which have left over 100 people dead. Zeid Raad al-Hussein told a […]
Arab League calls for int’l probe into Israeli crimes
Jordan renews call for recognising East Jerusalem as Palestine’s capital By Agencies – May 17,2018 – JORDAN TIMES This photo taken on Thursday shows a general view of the Arab League Foreign Ministers […]
Embassy move, Gaza crisis make for somber start to Palestinians’ Ramadan
Source: Religion News Service By Michele Chabin JERUSALEM (RNS) – Most years, the eve of Ramadan brings a flood of shoppers to Abdallah Sarendah’s candy and food shop, located on a […]
On the 70-year anniversary of Nakba Day, this is how Israel could embrace returning Palestinian refugees
Bringing an end to forced displacement and discrimination is the only route to a sustainable solution for both Palestinians and Jewish Israelis Ben White On 15 May, Palestinians mark Nakba […]
Dozens killed in Gaza as US Embassy opens in Jerusalem
Source: Associated Press By FARES AKRAM and ILAN BEN ZION GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli soldiers shot and killed at least 43 Palestinians during mass protests along the […]
Israel closes Gaza border crossing damaged by Palestinians
Reuters International This content was published on May 12, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Road sign pointing to the directions of border crossings, positioned next to the entrance of the Kerem […]
Palestinian death toll rises to 52 killed by Israel after border shooting
By AFP – May 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Mourners carry the body of a Palestinian, who was killed at the Israel-Gaza border by Israeli occupation forces, during his funeral […]
Little has changed in Gaza since peace activist Rachel Corrie was crushed beneath an Israeli bulldozer 15 years ago
1 / 2 American peace activist Rachel Corrie tries to stop an Israeli bulldozer from destroying Palestinian homes on March 16, 2003, in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. […]
Israeli gunfire in spotlight after hundreds wounded, 44 killed in Gaza
By AFP – Apr 28,2018 – JORDAN TIMES British vascular surgeon John Wolfe, who was invited to Gaza by the International Committee of the Red Cross, checks a wounded Palestinian […]
Wounded Gaza cyclist to miss Asian Games after amputation
By Reuters – Apr 19,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian cyclist Alaa Al Daly, 21, who lost his leg by a bullet fired by Israeli troops, talks with his sister while […]
In Gaza, family lights candles to mourn son on his 14th birthday
By Thomson Reuters Foundation – Apr 09,2018 – JORDAN TIMES GAZA — Monday should have been Hussein Madi’s 14th birthday. Instead, his family sat mourning him in a tent in […]
Israel ministers defend soldiers rejoicing in shooting Palestinian
By AFP – Apr 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A wounded Palestinian demonstrator is evacuated during a protest along the Israeli-Gaza border demanding the right to return to their homeland, in […]
Israel and Gaza Brace for Round 2 of Protests at Border Fence
Source: The New York Times BY DAVID M. HALBFINGER and IYAD ABUHEWEILA JERUSALEM — In Gaza City, pickup trucks and motorized rickshaws busily ferried piles of tires toward the border fence with […]