An America which can stomach the anger of its Arab allies is in no mood to suffer the humiliations of Israel either Robert Fisk @indyvoices Edward Said, 13 years dead but intellectually un-buriable, used to say that there was only one “last taboo” in the United States. You could talk […]
Source: Yahoo News By Shatha Yaish AFP Bethlehem (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Israeli police said Thursday a Hamas militant carried out a “suicide” bus bombing in Jerusalem that wounded 20 people, […]
By Reuters – Apr 19,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Cars drive on a road where workers construct a section of the Israel’s separation barrier in the West Bank city of Beit Jala, near Bethlehem, on Monday (Reuters photo) WASHINGTON — US Vice President Joe Biden on Monday acknowledged “overwhelming frustration” […]
Source: Associated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s prime minister on Monday said his government has decided to call off a plan to install surveillance cameras at Jerusalem’s most sensitive […]
By Agencies – Apr 18,2016 – JORDAN TIMES In this July 23, 2015, photo, two Palestinian boys stand outside a tent (background) watching workers rebuild a house which was destroyed during the 2014 summer war between Israel and Hamas, as the long-awaited reconstruction began in Shijaiyah neighbourhood, eastern Gaza […]
Apr 14,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI During a visit to the United Nations headquarters in New York City this week, discussions I joined with assorted senior UN officials and country representatives focused on mediation efforts around the world in recent years, especially in the Middle East. One […]
Source: The Times Of Israel Palestinians placed notices on the Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem warning of plans to smash security cameras installed at the site holy to both Muslims […]
Charlotte Silver Lobby Watch 13 April 2016 An image published by Elder of Ziyon from the textbookGlobal Politics, as part of the anti-Palestinian blogger’s successful campaign to pressure McGraw Hill over maps depicting land loss in Palestine. A group of American and international scholars is urging publishing giant McGraw-Hill Education to reverse its recent […]
Apr 13,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab It has been proven true over the years that victors write the history. Nowhere is this fact more obvious than in Jerusalem, where Israelis are trying unsuccessfully to rewrite centuries-old history. By changing facts on the ground the Israelis are desperately trying to […]
Apr 10,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Aseel Ghaben Besides of the joy travel brings to one’s heart, each destination is also an eye-opener. When getting out of one’s environment, one starts wondering whether he/she would still have the same values, beliefs and norms. Moreover, one would also learn tolerance and acceptance. […]
Apr 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – George S. Hishmeh There is no doubt that the eight-column headline in the sports page of The Washington Post last Sunday was remarkable and unprecedented: “Palestine Marathon sparks a growing push for movement over politics.” Never before have the American media, certainly not the country’s […]
Apr 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI The New York Times is not only considered the leading newspaper in the United States, it is also something of a bellwether of intellectual and political trends in the country. So it was noteworthy that the newspaper’s Monday opinion page feature […]
By Reuters – Apr 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian children gather in a playground during a celebration for Palestinian Child Day, in the West Bank town of Salfit on Tuesday (AP photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — A far-right Israeli politician has been admonished by his party and roundly condemned by […]
Source: China Daily China is willing to encourage enterprises with due capacity to invest in Palestine, Vice-Premier Liu Yandong said in a meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah. Also, […]
By Agencies – Mar 28,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – Yossi Abu, chief executive of Delek’s subsidiaries Delek Drilling and Avner Oil, reads the ruling of Israel’s supreme court decision to temporarily block a landmark natural gas agreement, announced late on Sunday (Reuters photo) TEL AVIV — Israel’s top court […]
Mar 28,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY The performance of four of the five remaining presidential candidates at American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) policy conference made […]
PNN/ Jerusalem/ The chief of the Yisrael Beytenu right-wing party, Avigdor Liberman, has requested to visit the Israeli soldier who executed a wounded Palestinian in Hebron on Thursday. According to […]
By AP – Mar 24,2016 – JORDAN TIMES UNITED NATIONS — The UN’s top Mideast envoy warned on Thursday that a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict “is slipping through our fingers” as a result of Israel’s settlement building and confiscation of Palestinian land, and the lack of Palestinian unity. Nickolay […]
Mar 23,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Front-runner Democratic candidate to the White House Hillary Clinton gave the world, in general, and the Arab countries, in particular, especially the Palestinian people, a hint at what her foreign policy would be if she were elected US president in November. Addressing the packed […]
Mar 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL The minister of awqaf and Islamic affairs stressed on Sunday that 55 surveillance cameras will be installed in and around Al Haram Al Sharif compound, which houses Al Aqsa Mosque, in East Jerusalem, to record Israeli violations and excesses against the Islamic holy sites. […]