Europe Mislabels Israel
Source: The New York Times THIS week the European Commission announced guidelinessuggesting that Israeli products from areas that came under its control in 1967 be labeled “Israeli Settlement” products and […]
Poll of British Jews finds widespread unease with Israel’s policies
Guardian: More than two-thirds of British Jews have a “sense of despair” every time an expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is approved, and three-quarters think that Israel’s approach to making peace with the Palestinians is damaging its standing in the world, according to a […]
Peacemaking pause cannot be afforded
Nov 12,2015 – Last updated at Nov 12,2015 JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI The dangerous and destructive situation on the ground in Israel-Palestine is painful for both parties, though Palestinians are being killed at a rate seven times faster than Israelis. So the situation is not a symmetrical one […]
‘No option’ for Palestinians, ‘but to fight for their rights’
Nov 11,2015 – Last updated at Nov 11,2015 JORDAN TIMES – by Michael Jansen Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington did not heal the rift with President Barack Obama over peacemaking with Palestinians or the Iranian nuclear agreement. But the two men met the press before a White House […]
Netanyahu Shows D.C. Liberals Why He’s the ‘Armor-plated Bullshitter’
Instead of admitting his opposition to a Palestinian state, Netanyahu twisted the concept beyond recognition. Peter Beinart Nov 11, 2015 12:57 PM Netanyahu: Issues of Jerusalem and Temple Mount are unsolvable Bennett blasts Netanyahu: Talk about ceding territory in midst of terror wave is reward for terrorists What a liberal […]
Boris Johnson banned from Palestinian charity visit after branding Israel boycott supporters ‘lefty academics’
The Conservative MP’s tour of Israel and the West Bank was ending in controversy today as Palestinian politicians also refused meetings Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden \ Mayor of London Boris Johnson in a Palestinian cafe during a tour of the Old City of Jerusalem, 11 November 2015. EPA Boris Johnson’s tour […]
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank By AFP – Nov 09,2015 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Car-ramming and stabbing attacks wounded six Israelis in the West Bank on Sunday while two alleged Palestinian assailants were shot. In the first incident, a Palestinian rammed a group of Israelis with […]
Poll: 53% Israelis support extrajudicial killings
Source: AlJazeera Some 53 percent of Israelis have expressed support for the extrajudicial killings of alleged Palestinian attackers on the spot, even after their arrest and when they “no longer […]
Jordan is closest to Palestinian cause – PM
Jordan is closest to Palestinian cause — PM By JT – Nov 05,2015 – Last updated at Nov 05,2015 JORDAN TIMES Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour meets with Knesset member Ahmad Tibi on Thursday (Petra photo) AMMAN — Jordan is the closest to the Palestinian cause, Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour reiterated […]
Permanently ghettoizing the Palestinian people is Yitzhak Rabin’s true legacy
by Marc H. Ellis – mondoweiss This is part of Marc H. Ellis’s “Exile and the Prophetic” feature for Mondoweiss. To read the entire series visit the archive page. On the 20th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Isabel Kershner of the New York Times writes that […]
Netanyahu Retracts Assertion That Palestinian Inspired Holocaust
Source: New York Times JERUSALEM — After more than a week of local and international condemnation, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel issued a statement on Friday retracting his accusation […]
Jordan urges world ‘to bear responsibility’ in halting Israeli aggression
By JT – Oct 17,2015 – AMMAN — Jordan on Friday condemned Israeli breaches in Al Haram Al Sharif and Al Aqsa Mosque, warning against any damage or alteration to the historic and religious heritage site in occupied Jerusalem. Jordan’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations Dina Kawar underlined the […]
The ugly order of free-for-all killings in Israel-Palestine
Oct 15,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI There is something terribly inaccurate in discussing the latest upsurge in violence between Israelis and Palestinians as another upsurge in violence. How many times have we heard that phrase in the last 85 years, since the early 1930s, which marked the start […]
Inevitable division of Jerusalem
Oct 15,2015 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The recent escalation in Jerusalem prompted the Israeli government to convene an emergency security Cabinet meeting to seal off some Arab neighbourhoods in East Jerusalem in a desperate attempt to contain the violence. Never before has Israel moved to effectively divide Jerusalem by blocking […]
The ugly order of free-for-all killings in Israel-Palestine
Oct 15,2015 – JORDAN TIMES There is something terribly inaccurate in discussing the latest upsurge in violence between Israelis and Palestinians as another upsurge in violence. How many times have we heard that phrase in the last 85 years, since the early 1930s, which marked the start of communal […]
Talks on US defence grants to Israel may resume next month
Tel Aviv and Washington are looking to extend a 10-year aid package worth about $3 billion annually Published: 14:33 October 8, 2015 Reuters Occupied Jerusalem: The United States may resume talks on its defence grants to Israel when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Washington next month, an aide to President […]
Muslim Council of Elders condemns Israeli aggression in Jerusalem
By JT – Oct 09,2015 – JORDAN TIMES HRH Prince Ghazi attends a meeting of the Muslim Council of Elders in Amman on Thursday (Petra photo) AMMAN — The Muslim Council of Elders on Thursday issued a statement from Amman, condemning the Israeli practices aimed at changing the character of East […]
Mahmoud Abbas’ bombshell
Oct 06,2015 – JORDAN TIMES For months before the current UN General Assembly session, ideas floated from Ramallah as to what Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas would do next, following the total and final collapse of his peace strategy with Israel. No one took seriously his hints that after turning […]
Oslo: 1993-2015, RIP
Oct 05,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby The Oslo Accords and the attendant peace process came into the world with a bang 22 years ago. This past week they exited with a sad whimper. Once the focus of the world’s concern, at this year’s United Nations’ General Assembly opening […]
Jordan condemns Israel closure of Al Aqsa, warns of consequences
By JT – Oct 02,2015 -JORDAN TIMES Israeli forces arrest a Palestinian woman in the Old City of Jerusalem on Wednesday (AP photo by Mahmoud Illean) AMMAN — Jordan on Thursday condemned the continued closure of Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem by the Israeli forces and its detaining of worshippers. […]