Laying the ground for the new ‘peace process’
Nov 24,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The recent indications from the United States that it no longer considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank as illegal […]
‘No alternative to UNRWA’s efforts besides refugee return’
By JT – Nov 24,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL AMMAN — Heads of delegations of Arab countries hosting Palestinian refugees on Sunday highlighted His Majesty King Abdullah’s continual defence of […]
UNRWA’s extension bad news for US, Israel
Nov 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN The three year renewal of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) mandate by the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly is […]
How Western media bias allows Israel to get away with murder in Gaza
Nov 19,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD An Israeli attack on Gaza was imminent, and not because of any provocations by Palestinian groups in the besieged, impoverished Gaza Strip. The […]
Occupied territories: Swiss confirm position on Israeli settlements
Nov 19, 2019 – 14:55 The controversial settlements are built on lands occupied by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War. Israeli settlements currently exist in the Palestinian territory of […]
‘No Country is Above International Law’: Turkey Slams US Reversal on Israeli West Bank Settlements
© AP Photo / Ariel Schalit Middle East 19.11.2019 On Monday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that Washington no longer considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank […]
Hundreds of Israel settlers raid Al-Aqsa Mosque
November 14, 2019 November 14, 2019 Protected by the Israeli police, 244 Israelis today raided Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Palestinian Ministry of Religious Endowment said. According to a statement […]
Portals to history and conflict – the gates of Jerusalem’s Old City
Oct 7, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Jews, Muslims and Christians pass daily through the gates of Jerusalem’s Old City, on their way to and from prayers or simply […]
Middle East peace impossible unless Zionism is reformed
Dr. Dania Koleilat Khatib October 02, 2019 At the UN General Assembly, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz, who was filling in for Benjamin Netanyahu, said that his country has a […]
I was stopped from speaking out against Israel’s crimes – Britain’s complicity in Palestinian repression must end
My visa wasn’t issued in time to allow me to talk at Labour Party conference. There have always been attempts to muzzle our voices, and to break our […]
Netanyahu isn’t bluffing about his plans to annex the Jordan Valley – but will he succeed?
While the map he pointed to may have been hastily drawn up, the Israeli prime minister’s wish to make good on Trump’s loyalty is clear Bel Trew @beltrew Israel’s prime […]
Turkey says Israel becoming ‘racist, apartheid regime’ with annexation plan
Sep 15, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch ANKARA (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement of his intention to annex areas of the West Bank following next week’s elections shows Israel […]
OIC foreign ministers reject Netanyahu annexation pledge
Arab News September 15, 2019 Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki warns dispute with Israel is now religious conflict Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ibrahim Al-Assaf calls on international community […]
Turkey says OIC to convene after Netanyahu annexation plans
Sep 14, 2019 http://www.swissinfo.ch ANKARA (Reuters) – The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an extraordinary meeting on Sunday to discuss Israel’s announcement of its intention to annex areas […]
Israeli PM faces criticism over annexation plan
By AFP – Sep 12,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – AFP OCCUPPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pre-election pledge to annex the West Bank’s Jordan Valley drew praise from right-wing […]
Trump administration: Kushner’s Middle East peace plan drifts further astray as envoy resigns
The ‘ultimate deal’ for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is due to come out after the Israeli elections on 17 September Julian Borger in Washington Thu 5 Sep 2019 20.21 […]
US State Department under fire for removing ‘Palestinian Territories’ from website
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP Washington, DC 28.08.2019 Palestinian leaders are in uproar after the US State Department’s website removed the territories from its list of countries and areas, following […]
Jewish settlers rule the roost in Israel, but at what price?
Ramzy Baroud – JORDAN TIMES Aug 20,2019 – The previous elections, on April 9, failed to bring about political stability. Although Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu is now the longest-serving […]
Palestinians in Jerusalem postpone Eid to protect Al-Aqsa
Daoud Kuttab August 10, 2019 Sunday marks what is considered the “saddest day” in the Jewish calendar AMMAN: Muslims in Jerusalem took the unusual step of postponing important religious […]
US seeks to eliminate Palestinian refugee body, UNRWA
ALI ABO REZEG Published 09.08.2019 Since coming to power in late 2016, U.S. President Donald Trump has spared no effort in attacking the Palestinian people and their legitimate and inalienable […]