By AFP – Apr 13,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Ian Knowles (left), British director of the Bethlehem Icon Centre, advises foreign students of the centre during their course in the biblical West Bank city of Bethlehem on Tuesday (AFP photo) BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories — Down a Bethlehem alleyway, sunlight […]
Reuters WASHINGTON: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence Sunday revived talk of the possibility the United States may move its embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, saying President Donald Trump was seriously considering the matter. During the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, Trump’s team spoke often about moving the U.S. embassy […]
Talks cover threats to region’s security and stability By JT – Mar 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah meets with US Jewish leaders in Amman on Sunday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday discussed with a delegation of US […]
Controversial bill which critics say targets Muslim worshippers is due to be put before members of the Knesset Bethan McKernan Beirut @mck_beth Israeli ministers have endorsed contentious draft legislation known as the “muezzin bill”, which critics say is designed to silence the Muslim call to prayer. Information released by the […]
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 […]
JAN. 31, 2017 (AFP/File) By: Ramzy Baroud Ramzy Baroud is an internationally-syndicated columnist, author, and the founder of PalestineChronicle.com. His latest book is My Father Was a Freedom Fighter: Gaza’s Untold Story. US President Donald Trump promises to be pro-Israel in every aspect. “I’m the best thing that could ever […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Epigraph: So show your love for the stranger or foreigner, for you were foreigner in the land of Egypt. (Deuteronomy 10:19) Source: The Independent My relationship with Israel began with […]
Jan 10,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s instant reaction to the Palestinian attack last Sunday on Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem was to attribute the attack to a Daesh terrorist, much like what had happened earlier in Nice and Berlin. While the judgment was indeed […]
By JT – Jan 07,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III (centre) leads the midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank’s Bethlehem as Orthodox Christmas celebrations started on Saturday (AFP photo) AMMAN — Deputising for His Majesty King Abdullah, […]
Momani says move would inflame Arab, Muslim sentiments across world By JT – Jan 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Jordan has been spearheading efforts to protect Jerusalem’s Arab-Islamic identity in the face of Judaisation policies (File photo) AMMAN — Jordan has warned of “catastrophic” repercussions if President-elect Donald Trump […]
By JT – Dec 29,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL AMMAN — The government on Thursday strongly condemned Israeli’s provocative policies as the occupation state frequently allows Jewish extremists to storm the compound of Al Aqsa Mosque/Al Haram Al Sharif. Al Haram Al Sharif is the third holiest site in […]
DEC. 28, 2016 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine Sheikh Mohammed Hussein warned in statement Wednesday that Israeli authorities were going “too far” with excavation and construction activities in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, saying that the digging endangered the lives and properties of Jerusalemites.Hussein added […]
Dec 17,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL US President-elect Donald Trump seems to have some ominous surprises up his sleeve for the Palestinians, in particular, and the Arab world, in general. He asked his long-time adviser and friend David Friedman, a hardline pro-Israel lawyer, to be the US ambassador to Israel. […]
DEC. 6, 2016 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) – Israeli authorities Tuesday cancelled weekly permits allowing elderly Gazans to travel to occupied East Jerusalem on Fridays to attend prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque. An official at the Palestinian liaison office told Ma’an that Israeli authorities decided to cancel the weekly visits of Palestinians […]
AFP by Joe Dyke © Provided by AFP The minaret of a mosque and the Dome of the Rock are seen in a Palestinian neighbourhood in east Jerusalem’s Old CityIt is 4:30 am and Mufeed Shawana is rushing to Al-Aqsa Mosque, as the first Muslim call to prayer of the […]
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL A general view shows the plenum as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the opening of the winter session of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, Oct. 31, 2016. (Reuters Photo) An Arab lawmaker on Monday raised the adhan, the Muslim call to […]
RAMZY BAROUD | Published — Tuesday 15 November 2016 Ramzy Baroud As I was growing up, I was always reassured by the sound of the “Muadhin” making the call for prayer in our refugee camp’s main mosque in Gaza. For the refugees in my camp, the dawn prayer meant that […]