Furious
May 30,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby The killing of Shireen Abu Akleh left me furious: a wonderful woman journalist is gone; the Israel’s response is predictable; and […]
Hundreds of Israelis storm Al-Aqsa complex amid flag march
BY AGENCIES MAY 29, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Jewish settlers walk during a visit to the compound known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount […]
GCC chief condemns extremists, Israeli Knesset member for storming Al-Aqsa Mosque
Demonstrators gather with Israeli flags at the Western Wall in the old city of Jerusalem on May 29, 2022, during the Israeli “flags march” to mark “Jerusalem Day.” (AFP) Short […]
Conference reaffirms Hashemite Custodianship of Jerusalem’s Christian holy sites
By JT – May 26,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Participants during the ‘Christians and Christianity in the Middle East’ conference in Amman on Thursday (Petra photo) AMMAN — Participants in the “Christians and […]
Israeli forces attack mourners at Abu Akleh’s funeral in East Jerusalem
BY AGENCIES MAY 13, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Family and friends carry the coffin of Al-Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed during an Israeli raid in Jenin in […]
US ‘strongly oppose’ expansion of Israeli settlements in West Bank
Israeli officials said they would approve 4,000 new housing units in the West Bank. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/cxdsh Updated 07 May 2022 ARAB NEWS May 07, 2022 The United States […]
Bennett must tread carefully: The ‘sword of Jerusalem’ could be unleashed again
Apr 26,2022 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud Starting on April 15, the Israeli occupation army and police raided Al Aqsa Mosque in Occupied East Jerusalem on a daily basis. […]
Israeli restrictions on Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem spark Christian outrage
Christian worshippers wait behind barriers ahead of the Holy Fire ceremony outside Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre church, on April 23, 2022. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/gfb7t MOHAMMED NAJIB April 23, 2022 The […]
Israel plans to ‘divide’ Al-Aqsa Mosque compound
BY NAJLA M. SHAHWAN APR 23, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Palestinian Muslims gather in front of the Dome of Rock at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City, East […]
Dozens wounded in clashes at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa compound
Palestinian youths hurled stones toward police at a gate leading into the compound, according to two Palestinian witnesses who spoke on condition of anonymity out of security concerns. (AP) Short […]
Israeli police storm Jerusalem holy site after fresh clashes
Palestinian youths hurled stones toward police at a gate leading into the compound, according to two Palestinian witnesses who spoke on condition of anonymity out of security concerns. (AP) Short […]
Top Israeli journalist lambasts Tel Aviv for ‘brutality’ at Al-Aqsa compound
Short Url https://arab.news/pn9rw RAY HANANIA April 21, 2022 Haaretz newspaper’s Nir Hasson urges probe into ‘terrible’ actions of police and soldiers against civilians, journalists, women Former PM Netanyahu’s Likud and […]
King of Jordan urges unified Arab position to stop escalations in Jerusalem
By JT – Apr 21,2022 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah, accompanied by HRH Crown Prince Hussein, speaks during a meeting with members of the Arab ministerial committee tasked with galvanising […]
Israel bars Jewish groups from Al-Aqsa until Ramadan end in bid to halt violence
A group of religious Jewish men and women visit the Temple Mount, which is known to Muslims as the Haram Al-Sharif (The Noble Sanctuary) at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in […]
The ceaseless call for safeguarding Jerusalem
Apr 19,2022 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL His Majesty King Abdullah underscored the importance of stopping all illegal and provocative Israeli measures in Jerusalem that violate the historical and legal status […]
Jordan launches diplomatic drive to end Al-Aqsa Ramadan tensions
Short Url https://arab.news/pdmwt Updated 10 sec ago MOHAMMED NAJIB & RAED OMARI April 18, 2022 Israeli ambassador summoned for ‘strict and clear condemnation’ Palestinians angry over the Israeli police actions […]
King of Jordan says illegal provocative measures in Jerusalem push towards further escalation
His Majesty, in phone calls, discuss latest developments in Jerusalem with leaders By JT – Apr 19,2022 – A general view shows the Dome of Rock mosque in Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al Aqsa […]
King stresses need for Israel to cease provocative measures in Al Aqsa Mosque
His Majesty calls for respecting historical, legal status quo in Jerusalem By JT – Apr 17,2022 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian man prays in front of the Dome of Rock mosque at […]
Want quiet in Jerusalem? Respect the status quo
DAOUD KUTTAB April 17, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/yb9zm Despite high-level intervention by Jordan’s King Abdullah and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the situation at Al-Aqsa is anything but peaceful. […]
Jerusalem violence exposes fundamental injustice of occupation
BARIA ALAMUDDIN April 18, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/pbdxj With scenes of shocking brutality, Israel has yet again succeeded in setting Jerusalem ablaze, with provocatively heavy-handed policing around Al-Aqsa Mosque at […]