Messages from the Mecca summits
Jun 04,2019 JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF There were a number of important messages coming out of Mecca last week after Saudi Arabia successfully concluded three important summits; […]
Why the US ‘workshop’ for Palestinians will fail
Jun 04,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby Twenty-five years ago, I moderated a discussion on the Palestinian economy at the international economic summit in Casablanca, Morocco. I was […]
King of Jordan tells Palestinians ‘we stand with you’, Jordan’s position ‘will not change’
Jerusalem awqaf, church councils, Jerusalemites and Arab Israelis stress commitment to Hashemite Custodianship By JT – Jun 04,2019 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday reaffirmed […]
Ultra-nationalist Jews’ visit stokes Palestinian anger at Jerusalem holy site
Jun 2, 2019 – 14:17 JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Hundreds of ultra-nationalist Jews guarded by riot police streamed their way into the Jerusalem compound revered both in Judaism and Islam […]
Jared Kushner expresses doubt that Palestinians can self-govern
White House senior adviser says he hopes Palestinians will become ‘capable of governing’ and denies Trump is racist in rare interview Guardian staff and agencies Mon 3 Jun 2019 White […]
Aligning positions, efforts most needed to attain Palestinians’ rights — King of Jordan
‘Jordan to continue to bolster steadfastness of Jerusalemites, counter attempts to impose new reality on the ground’ By JT – Jun 02,2019 -JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah heads Jordan’s delegation to the 14th Session of the Ordinary Islamic Summit Conference of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Mecca on […]
In Jerusalem, thousands pray at Al-Aqsa on last Friday of Ramadan
May 31, 2019 – 17:05 By Stephen Farrell JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Muslims attended prayers at al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem amid tight security on the last […]
Israel to auction prefab classrooms donated by EU to Palestinians
Calls for Israeli authorities to rebuild West Bank structures confiscated by military Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem Fri 31 May 2019 Israel’s defence ministry plans to hold an auction next week […]
Jordan’s king tells Trump adviser peace can only come with a Palestinian state
Arab News May 29, 2019 Jordan stands by a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict This exposed a rift with the US as the Trump administration tries to rally […]
UN agency aiding Palestinians rejects US bid to strip it of mandate
By Reuters – May 24,2019 -JORDAN TIMES GAZA — The head of the United Nations agency that has supported Palestinian refugees for seven decades hit back on Thursday at a […]
The infamous scheme to liquidate the Palestinian case
May 25,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – WALID M. SADI Many commentaries have been made about the so-called “deal of the century”, better known as the infamous scheme to liquidate the […]
US complicity in Israel’s violations of international law
May 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY Last week, I addressed a United Nations Security Council meeting on “Israeli settlements”. Because I knew other speakers, experts and diplomats, […]
US to hold Bahrain economic conference to launch Middle East peace plan
Official does not confirm Israeli and Palestinian attendance Palestinians believe peace plan will be in favour of Israel Reuters in Washington Sun 19 May 2019 The US will hold an […]
What makes political achievement elusive for Gazans
ALI ABO REZEG Published 17.05.2019 The Arab regimes fear the Palestinian resistance, as it may inspire their own people and eventually threaten their thrones At least 27 Palestinians were killed […]
Rashida Tlaib stands by Israel and Holocaust comments despite criticism
Source: CNN By Eli Watkins and Caroline Kelly, CNN Washington (CNN) Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib defended her recent comments about Israel and the Holocaust Sunday after drawing criticism from top Republicans and Israel’s […]
Palestinians will never allow a second Nakba to pass
May 15,2019 Seventy-one years since the Nakba, an epic event so fundamental in the anatomy of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, one thing stands out: It remains as vivid in the Palestinian […]
Britain needs to recognise Palestine as an independent state
Ian Black It’s time to get off the fence and resolve this most toxic of global conflicts in the only way possible @ian_black Tue 7 May 2019 Israeli airstrikes […]
Israeli newspaper publishes leaked draft of Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ for Israeli-Palestinian peace
ANADOLU AGENCY JERUSALEM Published08.05.2019 U.S. President Donald Trump (L), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Jared Kushner during a meeting at the King David hotel in Jerusalem, May 22, […]
Why ceasefires fail
May 08,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – DAOUD KUTTAB With help from the Egyptian government, Israel and various Palestinian movements in Gaza agreed to a ceasefire, and at least by Monday, […]
Western media influenced by decades of Israeli propaganda
May 08,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN Following last weekend’s violent exchanges between Israel and Gaza, US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib asked, “When will the world stop dehumanising our Palestinian […]