Lebanon vows to block border wall, Israel eyes diplomacy on gas field
Lebanese leaders accuse Israel of threatening stability of border region By Thomson Reuters Foundation – Feb 07,2018 -JORDAN TIMES An Israeli army vehicle (right) drives along […]
Do not forget Gaza
Feb 07,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab Sometimes man-made disasters can be worse than natural calamities. This certainly applies to the Gaza Strip, where humans are responsible for serious […]
Israel’s double game with Daesh
Feb 07,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Israel is inadvisably but increasingly involved in conflicts raging in its northern and southern neighbours. In the north, Israel has for several years provided aid and comfort to Daesh, Al Qaeda, and other insurgents fighting the Syrian government. This began by offering […]
Study finds lower ultra-Orthodox male employment in Israel
Source: Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — New statistics indicate that after years of growth the number of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men in Israel’s workforce has begun to decline. The Israel Democracy […]
Turkey, Vatican agree on Jerusalem
Source: Daily Sabah Column by Ilnur Cevik The warm dialogue between President Erdoğan and Pope Francis is the sign of a new era for Turkish-Vatican relations to cooperate more on […]
Israel begins telling African migrants to leave
By AFP – Feb 04,2018 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel began warning thousands of African migrants on Sunday that they must leave by the end of March, officials […]
Israel says Poland agrees to talks in WWII legislation spat
Source: Associated Press By JOSEF FEDERMAN JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday night that Israel and Poland have agreed to hold talks seeking to resolve the uproar […]
Palestinians need freedom, independence as much as they need economic support — Safadi
FM takes part in donor countries meeting to support Palestinian economy By JT – Jan 31,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL An excavator demolishes a building after Israeli forces’ wide-scaled operations in Isawiya district of East Jerusalem on Tuesday (Anadolu Agency photo) AMMAN — Jordan has reiterated that ending the Israeli […]
Israeli criticism sparks anti-Jewish remarks in Polish media
Source: Associated By VANESSA GERA WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A diplomatic dispute between Poland and Israel over pending legislation that would outlaw blaming Poland for the crimes of the Holocaust has led to an outburst of anti-Semitic comments in Poland, including some in the government-controlled media. Poland’s lower house of […]
Palestine: Missing the point once more
Jan 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of the Palestinian Authority (PA), says he has terminated the role of the United States as the patron for the so-called peace process. This followed the Trump administration’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and to […]
Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque: SPA
ARAB NEWS | Published — Tuesday 30 January 2018 DUBAI: Groups of Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem early Tuesday morning, Saudi Arabian state news agency reported […]
An act of raw aggression
Jan 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The Israeli daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Sunday that the ruling Likud Party has introduced a bill calling for the annexation of the West Bank! As a matter of fact, the Likud Executive Committee has already endorsed this very idea and now it […]
Long, uneasy love affair of Israel and U.S. evangelicals may have peaked
Source: The Washington Post By Loveday Morris, Michelle Boorstein and Ruth Eglash January 28 Email the author JERUSALEM — For many, the beaming smiles on both sides during Vice President Pence’s visit to Jerusalem this past week […]
Israel and Poland Have Agreed to Talks Over a Controversial Holocaust ‘Blame’ Bill
Source: Time By JOSEF FEDERMAN / AP 3:03 AM EST (JERUSALEM) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday night that Israel and Poland have agreed to hold talks seeking to resolve […]
Trump threatens to take away more U.S. aid from Palestinians if they don’t negotiate with Israel
Source: The Washington Post By Anne Gearan January 25 DAVOS, Switzerland — President Trump threatened Thursday to write off the Palestinian leadership and withdraw further U.S. aid if Palestinians are not serious about […]
Jerusalem is a city of hope that should bring us together — King Abdullah of Jordan
One-state solution will hold challenging obstacles to Israel By JT – Jan 25,2018 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah talks to CNN’s Fareed Zakaria during a WEF session in […]
Blackmail will not work
Jan 25,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh It goes without saying, that we in this part of the world have been largely disappointed with the US stand regarding […]
Trump casts doubt on Middle East peace talks
US President Donald Trump has questioned whether peace talks with Israel will ever resume, blaming the Palestns. Mr Trump said Palestinians had “disrespected” the US in the wake of his […]
King Abdullah: US must get a major Israeli concession after Jerusalem recognition
Jordanian king insists that US is the only power that can broker a peace deal between the two parties By Jacob Magid Today, 2:20 Jordan’s King Abdullah (R) speaks with […]
Prospects of peace elusive as Pence wraps up visit to Israel
By Ruth Eglash and Jenna Johnson January 23 at 10:14 AM JERUSALEM — Vice President Pence wrapped up a four-day Middle Eastern tour Tuesday with a visit to one of […]