Oldest most complete Hebrew Bible sells for $38m at auction
bbc.com By David Gritten BBC News The oldest most complete Hebrew Bible has been bought at Sotheby’s New York for $38.1m (£30.6m), becoming the most valuable manuscript sold at auction. […]
Western Silence Needs to be Confronted: Ilan Pappe on the Nakba, Gaza and Inclusive Solidarity
May 15, 2023 Articles, Commentary, Slider By Ilan Pappe Once more the Gaza Strip is bombarded from the air, land, and sea, and, once more, Israeli inhumanity and cruelty are met with Western silence. […]
Israel-Palestine conflict: 75 years of failed negotiations
CHRIS DOYLE May 14, 2023 Why after so many years, so many decades, after so much suffering has the international community so notably failed to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict? This […]
80 percent of Palestinians welcome Chinese offer to mediate with Israel, US seen as least favorite option
Following Beijing’s success in brokering the Saudi-Iranian diplomatic agreement in March, a sweeping 80 percent of the survey respondents supported a Chinese role in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (AFP/File Photo) Updated […]
Three political visits to Israel
May 15,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby Three April visits to Israel by prominent US political leaders revealed a lot about the evolving US-Israel relationship. House of Representatives […]
Shireen Abu Akleh: Calls to ‘bring perpetrators to justice’ continue year after journalist’s killing
Dawn is calling on Biden administration to publically acknowledge FBI investigation into her killing Family and friends of Shireen Abu Akleh attend a candle vigil outside the Church of the […]
‘The forever prisoner’: Abu Zubaydah’s drawings expose the US’s depraved torture policy
Torture Exclusive: For 21 years, the detainee has been in US custody without charge, tortured and sexually humiliated, with no prospect for release Warning: the images and descriptions of torture […]
Time for Arabs to come together and rethink strategic alliances
May 10,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen US national security adviser Jake Sullivan’s discussions in Riyadh with Saudi King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman coincided with the […]
Julian Assange: Australian MPs urge US ambassador to end extradition bid
Independent MP Andrew Wilkie was ‘grateful’ for the opportunity to meet Caroline Kennedy to discuss broad concern for the WikiLeaks founder Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondentTue 9 May 2023 […]
‘Islamophobia complaints tripled in US compared to 9/11 attacks’
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL MAY 06, 2023 – DAILY SABAH Private security officers stand guard at left during a prayer service at the Muslim Association of Puget Sound Redmond Mosque, Wednesday, […]
Looks like Biden/Trump replay in 2024
May 08,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby A 2024 Biden-Trump presidential campaign rematch may not be the contest that most Americans want. But in all likelihood, it will […]
US repositioning in the Middle East
May 08,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh In a recent speech at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan made various […]
Russia asks US to return ‘stolen’ Afghan funds as UN seeks end to women ban
UNSC unanimously approves resolution calling on Taliban to swiftly reverse its curbs on women while Moscow’s envoy criticises the text, calling on US to return $7 billion assets “you’ve stolen” […]
Increase skilled migration to address inequality, increase global productivity
May 04,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Bjorn Lomborg If politicians were truly serious about ending global inequality, many economists would say there is one obvious policy: Allow greater global migration. […]
Is God Dead?
BY LILY ROTHMAN DON HAMILTON REMEMBERS THE DAY WELL. THIS WAS BACK IN 1966. HE WAS 12 WHEN A CLASSMATE ASKED HIM THE QUESTION: “DOES YOUR FATHER THINK THAT GOD […]
AI ‘godfather’ Geoffrey Hinton warns of dangers as he quits Google
bbc.com https://emp.bbc.com/emp/SMPj/2.49.2/iframe.htmlMedia caption, Watch: AI ‘godfather’ Geoffrey Hinton tells the BBC of AI dangers as he quits Google A man widely seen as the godfather of artificial intelligence (AI) has quit his job, warning about the growing dangers from developments in the field. Geoffrey Hinton, aged 75, announced his resignation […]
End the scourge of profiling Arabs and Muslims
May 01,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby Twenty years ago this month, as the disastrous Iraq war began, Arabs and Muslims in the US were also reeling from […]
Horror Scenario. Germany Prepares for Possible Re-Election of Donald Trump
Berlin is preparing for the possibility that Donald Trump could beat Joe Biden in the next election. That outcome would likely be a disaster for Ukraine, NATO and the looming […]
Turkiye critical to East-West power balance
YASAR YAKIS April 30, 2023 Despite the efforts of the Euro-Atlantic community, the Ukrainian crisis gives the impression that it is moving toward a standstill. The US and Germany are […]
What do Mormons believe?
By AJ Willingham, CNN Updated 1:51 AM EDT, Sun April 30, 2023 A view of the Salt Lake Temple, a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at […]