Why 2019 could be the worst year for the Palestinians
Feb 06,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF If 2018 was a particularly bad year for Palestinians, in the wake of a series of unilateral US administration decisions that included […]
West Bank: Switzerland consults with partners on Hebron observer mission
This content was published on January 30, 2019 Switzerland says it has taken note of Israel’s decision to end the mandate of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) civilian […]
As the UN jabs nervously at the truth about Khashoggi, remember how often journalists’ deaths are brushed aside
Why is the fate of the Saudi reporter of infinitely more pressing importance than that of Yaser Murtaja, shot by the Israelis in Gaza? Robert Fisk @indyvoices The Independent Voices […]
Misusing Palestine’s growing international legitimacy
Source: Arab News By Ramzy Baroud The “State of Palestine” has officially been handed the chairmanship of the G-77, the largest group of developing countries in the UN. This is […]
A weakly inflated trial balloon
Jan 21,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby This week, a well-known Israeli journalist revealed what he said were “new details about the Trump administration’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan”. His report, […]
Gaza: Give people the right to choose
Jan 16,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab Just in case people forget, there is a territory in the Middle East called the Gaza Strip, where nearly 2 million Palestinians live […]
Trump’s plan proposes Palestinian state on most of occupied W. Bank, excluding holy sites: Israeli TV
Israeli television said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan would propose a Palestinian state on as much as 90 percent of the illegally occupied West […]
Israel needs a long-term vision
Jan 12,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – WALID M. SADI What Israel lacks more than anything else is a long-term vision for the future. Surely it must have dawned on Israel […]
There is a Palestinian people
Jan 09,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN Ever since Britain issued the 1917 Balfour Declaration, extending the government’s support for “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the […]
US ultimate deal shelved again
Jan 08,2019 -JORDAN TIMES Once again, the so-called “ultimate deal”, US President Donald Trump’s long awaited plan for settling the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, has been delayed. The postponement was just announced […]
‘The true-state solution’
Jan 05,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – Fares Braizat This title is not mine. It is by Daniel J. Arbess, who published a piece in the Wall Street Journal on January 2, […]
Judge Richard Goldstone suffered for turning his back on Gaza – but not as much as the Palestinians he betrayed
Friends of Goldstone told me that he had been painfully pressured to recant, and was in a state of great personal distress Robert Fisk Beirut @indyvoices The Independent Voices When […]
After difficult year, Palestinians pessimistic about future prospects for peace
Daoud Kuttab December 24, 2018 Trump’s proposal, though not yet made public, is being met with skepticism due to his pro-Israel bias “There’s nothing on the horizon to suggest […]
Pilgrims gather in Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas Eve
By AFP – Dec 24,2018 -JORDAN TIMES BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories — Pilgrims from across the world gathered in Bethlehem on Monday for Christmas Eve, queueing to see the grotto […]
Israel is sending me to prison for riding my bike – British companies need to cut ties with this oppressive regime
It is through the complicity of other states and international companies that the country is able to avoid accountability Abdallah Abu Rahmah The Independent Voices Companies’ profit-making from the violations […]
Jordan celebrates Christian-Muslim solidarity as churches rejoice Christmas at the gates
Christian, Muslim religious figures affirm unity, renew support of Hashemite Custodianship of Jerusalem’s religious shrines By JT – Dec 18,2018 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah, accompanied by […]
Temple University owes Marc Lamont Hill an apology
Dec 17,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby Because I have a long and complicated history with Temple University, I have closely followed the story of the backlash against Temple […]
Israel locks down Ramallah after two soldiers shot dead
Netanyahu vows to ‘legalise’ thousands of housing units considered unlawful even by Israel By AFP – Dec 14,2018 -JORDAN TIMES RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories — A Palestinian shot dead two Israeli […]
What Israelis say: Palestinian Settler – Colonialism
by Dr. Alex Joffe BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 577, September 3, 2017 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The concept of “settler colonialism” has been applied with almost unique vehemence against Israel. […]
What Israelis say: A Different Perspective on the Temple Mount Crisis
Dome of the Rock, Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel, image via Wikimedia Commons BESA Center Perspectives No. 582, September 8, 2017 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Moderate leaders warn that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict […]