May 14,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Today marks the 68th year of Nakbeh, or Palestinian catastrophe. In 1948, Israel was created on Palestinian land, starting decades of Palestinian suffering, sacrifice, dispossession and displacement. Palestinians, both Muslim and Christian, who were a majority in their homeland before the start of the […]
May 14,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – Mahmoud N. Zidan On May 11 and 12, many Israelis marked the 68th anniversary of their so-called Independence Day, Yom Ha’atzmaut, according to the Hebrew calendar. That day laid the groundwork for implementing the myth of a greater — only in size — Israel, a […]
Source: Forward By Marcy Oster JERUSALEM ( JTA ) — Some 71.5 percent of Jewish Israelis say they do not view Israel’s control of the West Bank as “occupation,” a monthly survey found. The same percentage of Arab respondents to the survey called it an occupation, according to the May Peace […]
Source: The Guardian By Giles Fraser The walled neighbourhood of Mea Shearim is just a few minutes’ walk from the old city of Jerusalem. Built in 1874, it is home to […]
By AFP – May 12,2016 -JORDAN TIMES Palestinians stand atop a damaged building as they wait for their relatives to return to Gaza from Egypt through the Rafah border crossing, after it was opened by Egyptian authorities on Wednesday for two days for the first time in three months, […]
May 10,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD There is a witch hunt in the British Labour Party. Britain’s opposition party leader Jeremy Corbyn is being hounded for not rooting out alleged anti-Semitism in his party. Those leading the charge are pro-Israel Zionists and their supporters within the party, who are, […]
May 10,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Anti-Semitism is generally defined as hostility, prejudice or discrimination against Jews, for no other reason than being Jews. Any such attitude should be condemned. No individual or community should be the target of any form of prejudice or discrimination for what […]
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– A statistical report issued by Quds Press documented that over 1800 Jewish settlers stormed the plazas of the Aqsa Mosque during April. The number outweighed the total number of […]
May 05,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – George S. Hishmeh US President Barack Obama is reportedly frustrated that the American public does not see his achievements the way he does, as he was hoping to leave a “positive legacy” after his two terms at the White House. The international public is reacting […]
May 05,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has become not only the Republican Party front-runner in the upcoming US presidential election, but virtually the Republican nominee, following after the withdrawal of his main competitor, Ted Cruz, from the presidential race after his stunning defeat in the […]
Philip Weiss on May 6, 2016 0 Comments Pew released a new survey of American attitudes toward the world yesterday, and on Israel the news is clear: the Democratic Party […]
Source: Yahoo Jerusalem (AFP) – Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked challenged British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to crack down hard on Wednesday after fresh allegations of anti-Semitism in its […]
May 04,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – DAOUD KUTTAB For most journalists, the challenge of doing their job usually comes from one source. However, restrictions and challenges facing Palestinian journalists are multi-levelled and much more complicated. While most human and media rights organisations usually list governments as restricting journalists, Palestinians living […]
May 03,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD I had mixed feelings when I learned that Palestine erected a statue of Nelson Mandela, the iconic South African anti-apartheid leader. On one hand, […]
Fact Tank – Our Lives in Numbers April 27, 2016 By Angelina E. Theodorou and Jacob Poushter1 comment The idea that an independent Palestinian state can peacefully coexist with Israel has been the cornerstone of many Arab-Israeli peace initiatives in recent years. But while significant shares of Israeli Arabs and […]
Apr 30,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MUSA KEILANI The Israeli government committed last week one more strategic mistake that will, in the long run, have a serious impact both on Israelis and on Palestinians. Nearly three decades ago, military occupation authorities in the West Bank and Gaza deported 415 Palestinian […]
Source: Pew Research Center BY ANGELINA E. THEODOROU AND JACOB POUSHTER The idea that an independent Palestinian state can peacefully coexist with Israel has been the cornerstone of many Arab-Israeli peace initiatives in recent years. But while significant shares of Israeli Arabs and Jews are optimistic about the prospect of […]
Source: Time By Rabbi David Wolpe David Wolpe is the Max Webb Senior Rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles. After several Labour officials made anti-Semitic comments, it’s time for self-examination […]
Source: The New York Times By JAMES GLANZ and IRIT PAZNER GARSHOWITZ GIVATAYIM, Israel — During a boisterous Passover Seder with her extended family, Sabiha Ziluf, 75, paused and said […]
You’re just trying to summon up the moral wherewithal to die with dignity. By My Catbird Seat – May 23, 2015 “Israeli troops go on a rampage in the West Bank, kill Palestinians, demolish Palestinian homes” Posted May 20, 2014 Transcript Part 1 PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome back […]