Palestinians will never allow a second Nakba to pass
May 15,2019 Seventy-one years since the Nakba, an epic event so fundamental in the anatomy of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, one thing stands out: It remains as vivid in the Palestinian […]
Playing 20 questions to figure out the ‘deal of the century’
May 06,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY I believe that it was Henry Kissinger who described his approach to running Arab-Israeli negotiations as creating the illusion of momentum to compensate […]
As the Gaza crisis continues, Jewish-Palestinian solidarity is growing. Netanyahu must be terrified
Each time these acts of solidarity take place, it challenges the hateful rhetoric that the prime minister relies on to remain in power Emily Hilton @emilyhilton My first memory of […]
As Trump team prepares Mideast plan, Palestinians face financial crisis
By Reuters – May 02,2019 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian demonstrator holding a copy of Koran takes part in a protest against an Israeli decision to trim funds over prisoner […]
Egypt-Israel land swap idea likely to be a dead end
DR. ABDELLATIF EL-MENAWY April 28, 2019 Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas stand at the Rafah crossing point between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip in Rafah. (File/ AFP) Concerns […]
All recent murmurings from the White House signal the Israel-Palestine two-state solution is dead
Until recently for the international community, the concept had been the generally accepted way to begin resolving the 70-year conflict Bel Trew @beltrew Twice Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s smooth-talking son-in-law, has dodged […]
Wrong on all counts, and in the interest of no one!
Mar 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES -Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh Those of us in this part of the world who believe in justice and peace for all, in accordance with international legitimacy […]
Silence greets UN report indicting Israel over Gaza killings
Source: Arab News OSAMA AL-SHARIF March 05, 20191 It is not surprising but entirely ironic that there has been little or no reaction to last week’s conclusions by an independent […]
Why 2019 could be the worst year for the Palestinians
Feb 06,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF If 2018 was a particularly bad year for Palestinians, in the wake of a series of unilateral US administration decisions that included […]
Hamas photos of Israeli force spark censor warning
By Agencies – Nov 23,2018 -JORDAN TIMES GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Hamas published photos on Thursday of six men and two women who it said were involved in a botched […]
The tide is turning: Israel is losing on two war fronts
Nov 20,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD The November 12 botched Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip is delineating Tel Aviv’s failure to utilise its army as a […]
Israel-Gaza border falls quiet after botched Israeli operation
Reuters International Nov 12, 2018 A Palestinian man and his son ride a motorcycle past the debris of a building destroyed in an Israeli air strike, in Khan Younis in […]
Izzeldin Abuelaish’s three daughters were killed in Gaza – but he still clings to hope for the Middle East
‘I will never forget my daughters. I believe one day I will meet them and I am accountable to God and to them and they will ask me: what did you do for us?’ Robert Fisk Toronto @indyvoices The Independent Voices Rarely can history have dictated that the blood […]
Israel does not seek a deal
Nov 05,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – Hassan A. Barari For more than a decade, successive Israeli governments have kept blockading Gaza hoping this would trigger a civil revolt against Hamas. Even the American administrations have subscribed to this idea. During the Bush administration, America used to make the case that Hamas […]
That single line of blood: Nassir and Mohammed
Oct 09,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD As the frail body of 12-year-old Nassir Al Mosabeh fell to the ground on Friday, September 28, history was repeating itself in a most […]
‘Seven Palestinians killed in new border confrontations’
New crime raises Palestinian death toll to 193 since March By AFP – Sep 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Relatives of Mohammed Al Houm, 14, who was killed during a protest […]
Blaming the Palestinian split!
Sep 25,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH The split between the Palestinian administrations in the occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip has been going on for […]
Secret Israeli report reveals deadly violence against Palestinian children
DAILY SABAH WITH WIRES Istanbul The Israeli strike killed four Palestinian children playing soccer on Gaza Beach, July 16, 2014. An Israeli military police report that has been concealed until […]
The end of the pretended Israeli democracy
Source: Arab News At last, an end to the masquerade of Israel’s ‘democracy’ Yossi Mekelberg August 04, 2018 Initially one is pressed to find a single item of merit in […]
Look closely and you’ll see Jared Kushner’s cynical ‘deal of the century’ for Palestinians in action
VoicesTheir hearts may be empty but their stomachs shall be filled. Their hopes may be dead but their bank accounts will be in the black Robert Fisk @indyvoice The Independent […]