Journalist-turned-philanthropist reflects on media, charity work
By Fares Al Abed – Apr 14,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Firas Al Abbadi poses for a photo with children in a southern bedouin community (Photo courtesy of Firas Al Abbadi) […]
Hashemite custodianship of Jerusalem holy sites ‘a historical responsibility we are proud to carry’
Leaders renew rejection of US move to recognise Jerusalem as capital of Israel By Mohammad Ghazal – Apr 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah delivers a speech inaugurating […]
In Gaza, family lights candles to mourn son on his 14th birthday
By Thomson Reuters Foundation – Apr 09,2018 – JORDAN TIMES GAZA — Monday should have been Hussein Madi’s 14th birthday. Instead, his family sat mourning him in a tent in […]
Officials: 1 Palestinian killed, 223 wounded by Israeli fire
Source: Associated Press By FARES AKRAM and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians, some burning Israeli flags and torching tires, staged a mass protest on […]
Rare Israeli-Palestinian compromise at UNESCO brings hope
Source: Associated Press By ANGELA CHARLTON and CHRIS DEN HOND PARIS (AP) — Diplomats at UNESCO are hailing a possible breakthrough on longstanding Israeli-Arab tensions at the U.N. cultural agency. […]
Mosque in northern West Bank torched in apparent anti-Arab hate crime
Aqraba residents believe they were targeted with ‘revenge’ and ‘death’ graffiti because the killer of Israeli Adiel Kolman last month was from village By Jacob Magid Today, 11.4.2018 Vandals torched […]
Israel ministers defend soldiers rejoicing in shooting Palestinian
By AFP – Apr 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A wounded Palestinian demonstrator is evacuated during a protest along the Israeli-Gaza border demanding the right to return to their homeland, in […]
Why Israel feels threatened by popular resistance in Palestine
Apr 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud Why did Israel kill many unarmed Gaza protesters and wound over 2,000 on Friday, March 30, and on the following days, when […]
Gaza’s 70 years of woe
Reuters International This content was published on April 6, 2018 Palestinians gather at the Israel-Gaza border during a protest demanding the right to return to their homeland, east […]
How the American media provides cover for Israeli violence
Source: Arab News By Ray Hanania, who is a Palestinian American columnist and author of several books. Twitter: @rayhanania The US news media is stoking the violence in the Middle East […]
A letter to Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
Apr 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby During the week of March 25, 2018, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi led a delegation of ten house democrats to Israel and Jordan. […]
Served with a live notice
Apr 01,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The storming of more than 30,000 Palestinians of the border point between Gaza and Israel on Land Day showed the determination of the Palestinian […]
Should Jordan claim the West Bank on our behalf? An old yet new question
Mar 31,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Nermeen Murad For the past few weeks I have been sneaking 10 minutes here and there to read through the daily log documented by […]
Foreign ministry statement: Swiss support independent probe after Gaza clashes
This content was published on March 31, 2018 Israeli troops guarding the border on Friday (Keystone) The latest escalation of the situation in Gaza shows that peace negotiations should […]
Israel denies Easter travel permits to Gaza Christians
On Good Friday, hundreds of pilgrims retraced the last journey of Jesus in the Old City of Jerusalem. Many Christians in Gaza, however, are still waiting for permits to take […]
Israeli army kills 17 Palestinians in Gaza protests
More than 1,400 others wounded by Israeli forces during march calling for return of Palestinian refugees to their lands. A Palestinian woman wounded by Israeli sniper fire during Land […]
Area around Jesus’ baptism site being cleared of land mines
Source: MSN News QASR EL-YAHUD, West Bank — Pilgrims seeking serenity during a visit to Jesus’ traditional baptism site may be rattled to discover they are surrounded by thousands of […]
Demographic realities
Mar 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL According to Israeli sources, the number of Jews and Arabs living between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River is now at or near […]
Israel deploys 100 sharpshooters on Gaza border for Palestinian protests — Israeli army chief
Move comes ahead of six-week demonstrations calling for right of return of Palestinian refugees By Reuters – Mar 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A man hangs a Palestinian flag at an […]
The last ‘peace process’ warrior: Abbas hanging by a thread
Mar 27,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud The “deal of the century” is a farce. We suspected that, of course, but, upon his return from Washington, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed in more detail why the long-anticipated plan of the administration of US President Donald Trump has no […]