Facing inevitable dead end
Mar 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah If what was published last Monday on the electronic Arabic daily, “Rai Al Youm,” about Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas […]
Trump and Netanyahu — ‘birds of a feather’ getting together
Feb 28,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Donald Trump’s December 6th decision to shift the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and his announcement last week that the ambassador […]
Nikki Haley living in another world
Feb 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made a strong intervention regarding what Palestinians want, and the genuine desire for peace through negotiations. In his […]
Palestinians reject ‘biblical messianic message of Pence’
By Reuters – Jan 23,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinians walk outside the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem’s Old City at Al Aqsa Mosque compound on Tuesday (AFP photo) OCCUPIED […]
The Trump-Netanyahu nexus is bad news
Jan 03,2018 – Jordan Times – Michael Jansen The Trump-Netanyahu nexus is, on the basic level, bad news for Palestine, Israel, the US, the region and the international community. Trump’s latest outrage is his threat to cut financial aid to the Palestinian Authority and to UNRWA unless Ramallah returns to […]
EU tells Netanyahu it rejects Trump’s Jerusalem move
By Reuters – Dec 11,2017 -JORDAN TIMES Lebanese demonstrators march with a model of the Dome of the Rock, along with their national flags and Palestinian flags as well as […]
President Trump’s Jerusalem decision risks uniting the entire Arab world against the US
The recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital will make it easier for Tehran to call for all Muslims, Shia and Sunni, to stand together in defence of the Palestinians […]
The trials of Netanyahu and Israel’s layered corruption
Ramzy Baroud | Published — Tuesday 14 November 2017 Whether or not the corruption scandals hounding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lead to his sacking matters […]
Could Priti Patel’s secret meetings in Israel signal a shift in British foreign policy?
Patel heads a department which has a long history of humanitarian and development funding for Palestinians. Indeed she has taken a close interest in that funding, going so far as […]
Why Israel supports a Kurdish state
Sep 19,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Osama Al Sharif Amid tensions engulfing a planned independence referendum by the semi-autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan, on September 25, it was Israel’s blind support for a Kurdish state that added a dangerous twist to an already volatile situation. Last week, Israeli Prime Minister […]
When do lying politicians tell the truth?
Aug 31,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab Telling partial truth or untruths is prevalent with politicians. Although it should not be so, political leaders have a tendency to exaggerate, minimise and at times tell total lies in order to support a political point of view. But even lying politicians […]
On his first visit to Israel, Guterres cast aside any possibility of decolonisation
August 29, 2017 Image of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres [Moustafa El-Shemy/Anadolu Agency] Ramona Wadi @walzerscent August 29, 2017 at 11:05 am While exhibiting contempt for international laws and conventions through its existence and policies, Israel also reserves the right to dictate to others with regard to its violations of […]
Inside Israel’s Secret Program to Get Rid of African Refugees
They were promised asylum somewhere closer to home. Then they were discarded — often in a war zone. BY ANDREW GREEN JUNE 27, 2017 KIGALI, Rwanda — The man picked Afie Semene and the 11 other Eritreans on the flight from Tel Aviv out of the stream of disembarking passengers as […]
Donald Trump is trying to stick to the script – but he’s about to really mess up in the Middle East
There he was talking of the ‘ultimate deal’ between Israel and the Palestinians – as if peace was just a commodity to be bought or sold Robert Fisk @indyvoices 9 hours […]
‘Angry’ Netanyahu orders ministers to attend Trump reception
Israeli media reports say prime minister was angered to learn a number of ministers had planned to skip US president’s arrival Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered ministers to attend Donald Trump’s arrival at Ben Gurion airport. Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/AP Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem Sunday 21 May 2017 Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin […]
Warmth and scale of Trump-Saudi embrace could spell trouble for Netanyahu
Full of flattery, the Saudis say they believe the visionary, strong, decisive US president can cut a peace deal, and they’re ready to help. But their formula is anathema to […]
Donald Trump hasn’t quite thought through his first foreign trip to Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican
Jerusalem will be a great gig because Trump will be able to ask Netanyahu for help against Isis without – presumably – realising that Israel bombs only the Syrian army […]
Netanyahu is breaking the truth
There is an obsessiveness in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s and his political associates’ relentless campaign against human rights organizations in Israel. In their preoccupation with these organizations they are ready to compromise the country’s democratic values and its standing in the world. This week his campaign against the human […]
Exclusive – Trump complains Saudis not paying fair share for U.S. defence
Reuters International APR 28, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an interview with Reuters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 27, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (reuters_tickers) By Stephen J. Adler, Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump complained on Thursday […]
Israel snubs German foreign minister in row over human rights talks
Benjamin Netanyahu cancels talks with Sigmar Gabriel after German foreign minister vows to meet Israeli rights groups German foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel (left) with Israel’s president, Reuven Rivlin, in […]