Jordan’s King Abdullah II makes assertion during talks with Trump administration officials 01.02.2017 Mahmoud Barakat Jordan By Laith Junaidi AMMAN, Jordan The relocation of the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would undermine Middle East peacemaking efforts, Jordan’s King Abdullah II has warned. The […]
12/30/2011 08:50 am ET | Updated Feb 29, 2012 Carlo StrengerProfessor of Psychology and Philosophy, Tel Aviv University It is time to have a clear-headed, hard look at reality: the two-state solution is dead. Early in this fateful year 2011, leading Palestinian intellectual and President of Al Kuds University Sari […]
By AFP – Jan 26,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A photo taken on Monday from Jerusalem shows the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the Palestinian West Bank with the mountains at the east of the Jordan River in the background (AFP photo by Thomas Coex) RAMALLAH — A […]
JAN. 24, 2017 Palestinian protesters throw stones at Israeli forces during clashes near the West Bank town of Betunia on June 12, 2015. (AFP/Abbas Momani/File) BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A Palestinian youth on Tuesday was sentenced to 18 years in an Israeli prison for manslaughter after allegedly throwing a rock at […]
Jan 24,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud No, it was not just “another Middle East peace conference”, as a columnist in the Israeli Jerusalem Post attempted to depict the Paris Peace Conference held on January 15, with top official representations from 70 countries attending. If it had been, indeed, just […]
Jan 16,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES ZOGBY In just a matter of days, President-elect Donald Trump will have to decide whether to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. As we approach inauguration day, liberal and conservative commentators alike offer a number of ideas on […]
By Khetam Malkawi – Jan 23,2017 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan will have a series of contacts with the US to discuss the implications of President Donald Trump’s pledge to relocate the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a top government official said on Monday. “We […]
Reuters International JAN 24, 2017 – FILE PHOTO – A Palestinian demonstrator holds placard during a protest against a promise by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to re-locate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, in the West Bank near Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim, January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman/File Photo (reuters_tickers) By Luke […]
Jan 19,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI We have just passed through quite an extraordinary period of international activity on how to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict. The UN Security Council resolution declaring Israeli settlements as illegal under international law was followed by the US forcefully speaking out against […]
Anyone who’s visited the West Bank these past few years, looked at the Jewish colonies built on stolen Arab land, witnessed the occupation and the filth of Gaza and observed its brutal Hamas militia leaders – and realised that Netanyahu will soon be the most left-wing member of his increasingly […]
Source: The New York Times By ALISSA J. RUBIN, BENOÎT MORENNE and ISABEL KERSHNER PARIS — An effort by France to give impetus to the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process through […]
JAN. 17, 2017 Fatima al-Umour, the mother of slain 17-year old Qusay, rests her head on a family member’s shoulder moments after saying her final goodbyes to her son. (MaanImages/Yumna Patel) By: Yumna Patel BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The early morning traffic began to ease as the funeral procession departed from […]
Source: Ma’an News Agency BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The inauguration of the first Palestinian embassy in Vatican City will take place on Saturday, and will be attended by Palestinian President Mahmoud […]
Jan 16,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby In just a matter of days, President-elect Donald Trump will have to decide whether to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. As we approach inauguration day, liberal and conservative commentators alike offer a number of ideas on […]
Boris Johnson blocks statement on how EU could encourage resolution of Israel-Palestine conflict in second row in 24 hours Boris Johnson’s rejection of the EU statement follows the UK’s dismissal of the conclusions of a Middle East peace conference in Paris. Photograph: Isopix/Rex shutterstock Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor and Jennifer […]
Jan 16,2017 -JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The Paris Middle East peace conference ended on Monday with a reaffirmation of the fact that only the two-state solution can put a stop to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a warning to both sides against taking “unilateral” steps that could “ prejudge the outcome of […]
PUBLISHED : Friday, 13 January, 2017, Associated Press Israel’s prime minister said Thursday that an upcoming conference in Paris aimed at reviving peace talks with the Palestinians was “rigged” and that Israel was not bound by anything decided there. Dozens of countries are set to attend the conference on January […]
Source: Associated Press By JOSEF FEDERMAN JERUSALEM (AP) — In a strong message to Israel and the incoming Trump administration, dozens of countries are expected this weekend to reiterate their […]
MIDDLE-EAST HANI HAZAIMEH | Published — Friday 13 January 2017 Palestinian children in the village of Kfar Qaddum, occupied West Bank, carry placards during a demonstration on Friday against proposed plans by US President-elect Donald Trump to move the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. (AFP) JEDDAH: In a […]
Source: Associated Press By KARIN LAUB Yesterday RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A senior Palestinian official called Tuesday for mosque and church prayers “from Pakistan to Tehran, from Lebanon to […]