Israel plans new East Jerusalem settlement — watchdog
Watchdog says project first in city since more than 20 years By AFP – Feb 18,2020 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel has developed plans to build 9,000 settler […]
Israel: By the Jaffa Gate, final showdown looms in battle over Jerusalem’s historic hotel
Palestinian tenant of New Imperial Hotel makes plea after supreme court backs Jewish settlers’ bid to buy property Sarah Helm Sun 21 Jul 2019 The New Imperial Hotel overlooks […]
Judaization of Jerusalem: Could it get any worse?
BARAAH DARAZI Published 19.07.2019 David Ben Gurion (C), Israel’s first prime minister, declares independence for the State of Israel on May 15, 1948, which was made possible by a U.N. […]
U.S. envoys on hand as Israel digs down in east Jerusalem
This content was published on June 30, 2019 JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. envoys attended the inauguration of a Jewish heritage site in East Jerusalem on Sunday, signalling support for […]
Time for Arabs to adopt forceful posture against Israel
Apr 08,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL It came as no surprise when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during an interview on Israel’s Channel 12 on Saturday that he […]
Sustaining the presence of Palestinians in East Jerusalem
Apr 01,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The 30th Arab summit in Tunis ended its meetings on Monday with the adoption of strong words of praise and appreciation for the Hashemite Custodianship over the […]
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 arrests Palestinian governor of occupied Jerusalem — officials
By AFP – Oct 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli forces have arrested the Palestinian governor of occupied city of Jerusalem for unspecified offences he allegedly committed in […]
Israel approves 153 more East Jerusalem settler units
By AFP – Jan 26,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A picture taken on Thursday shows new apartments under construction in the Israeli settlement of Har Homa (foreground-left) situated in East Jerusalem, in front of the West Bank city of Bethlehem (background-right) (AFP photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli officials gave […]
Paris talks to send strong message to Israel, Trump
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 […]
Arab Israelis, Gazans protest against ‘quiet mosques’ bill
By AFP – Nov 19,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian demonstrators react to tear gas fired by Israeli troops during a protest against Jewish settlements in Jordan Valley near the West Bank city of Jericho on Thursday (Reuters photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Hundreds of Muslims in Israel and the […]
Israel approves 181 new E. Jerusalem settlements despite international criticism
ANADOLU AGENCY WEST BANK PublishedNovember 3, 2016 A picture taken on November 3, 2016 shows a partial view of the Jewish settlement of Gilo in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. (AFP PHOTO) The Israeli authorities have approved construction of 181 new settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem, a Palestinian expert on Israeli […]
While the world looks at Yemen: Palestinian families forced to raze their homes amid spike in Israeli-enforced demolitions
SEPT. 28, 2016 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Two Palestinian families in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina were forced to demolish their own homes for being built without licenses on Wednesday, in order to avoid the expensive demolition fines imposed by the Jerusalem municipality when its employees carry out […]
Palestinians warn of ‘explosion’ over new Jerusalem settlements
RAMALLAH — An Israeli plan to build more than 1,000 new housing units for settlers in occupied East Jerusalem is likely to cause an “explosion” of violence, a senior Palestinian official warned Monday. “Such unilateral acts will lead to an explosion,” Jibril Rajoub told reporters at a news conference in […]
Israel orders more demolitions of Palestinian flats in Jerusalem
Move to demolish hundreds of Arab apartments ‘destroying every chance of peace’, says Fatah Ben Lynfield Jerusalem Israel is planning to destroy hundreds of Palestinian apartments in occupied East Jerusalem […]
Israel to build 1,500 settler homes in east Jerusalem
Jerusalem — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Interior Minister Gideon Saar have agreed to build 1,500 new homes in the east Jerusalem settlement of Ramat Shlomo, Israeli army radio said Wednesday. The early-morning report came shortly after Israel freed 26 veteran Palestinian prisoners alongside US-brokered peace talks. Last week, […]
11 million Palestinians scattered around world
RAMALLAH — There are some 11 million Palestinians scattered around the world, including more than five million refugees living throughout the Middle East. Their plight has made headlines in Syria, where the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA says as many as 100,000 Palestinians may have fled the Yarmouk refugee […]
Facts on the ground: Israel’s Jewish settlements
AFP | Dec 18, 2012 | 22:05 Updated: Dec 18, 2012 JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Key dates in the conflict over Jewish settlements in the Palestinian territories seized by Israel in the June 1967 war: — June 1967: Arab-Israeli war in which Israel seizes East Jerusalem, the West Bank […]
Return of single state option for Israel, Palestine
LONDON: ORLANDO CROWCROFT ARABNEWS Friday 14 December 2012 There are those who would argue that the two-state solution was dead long before the recent announcement of new settlements in the E1 area of East Jerusalem last month. But — should it go ahead — Tel Aviv’s controversial plans will be […]
Palestinians call for UN council visit to occupied territory
UNITED NATIONS/ NABLUS — The Palestinian leadership on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to visit the occupied territories to see the impact of Israel’s settlement campaign. The Palestinian […]