Justice for the Palestinians can unlock Middle East peace
By Nadim Shehadi, who is the executive director of the LAU Headquarters and Academic Center in New York and an Associate Fellow of Chatham House in London. February 14, 2021 […]
Biden maintains US policy of protecting Israeli impunity
By attempting to scuttle the ICC’s efforts to hold Israel accountable, the Biden administration is continuing a bipartisan policy. BY JOSH RUEBNER FEBRUARY 9, 2021 STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON NED PRICE […]
Some reflections on the International Criminal Court decision on its territorial jurisdiction Palestine
BY FRANÇOIS DUBUISSON FEBRUARY 6, 2021 VIEW OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT, JULY 23, 2014 IN THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS. (PHOTO: ENFOQUE DERECHO) It is an understatement to say that the […]
ICC paves way for war crimes probe in Palestinian territories
By AFP – Feb 06,2021 – JORDAN TIMES An elderly Palestinian man scuffles with Israeli security forces as he protests the removal by an army bulldozer of a temporary health […]
Renewed support from Washington boosts hopes for a two-state solution
Source: Arab News President Joe Biden also intends to restore US assistance programs for Palestinians that were halted by Donald Trump UN envoy urges international community not to squander opportunities […]
Jordan condemns new Israeli settlement activities
By JT – Jan 17,2021 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan on Sunday condemned Israeli authorities’ approval of constructing 780 new settlement units in the occupied Palestinian territories, according to a Foreign Ministry statement. Israeli authorities’ approval for the construction of 780 new settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, coupled […]
How Israel manipulates suffering of Palestinians
Jan 12,2021 – JORAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD Israel’s decision to exclude Palestinians from its COVID-19 vaccination campaign may have surprised many. Even by Israel’s poor humanitarian standards, denying Palestinians access to life-saving medication seems extremely callous. Amnesty International, among many organisations, condemned the Israeli government’s decision to bar Palestinians […]
Reaffirming two-state solution, Quartet ministerial meeting concludes in Cairo
Safadi deplores Israel’s new settlement plans By JT – Jan 11,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi , Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas hold a press conference in Cairo […]
Debunking the myths
Jerome Slater’s new “Mythologies Without End” is an indispensable, compelling guide to the truths behind the myths in Israel, Palestine and the Mideast. BY JAMES NORTH JANUARY 7, 2021 YITZHAK […]
An Army Like No Other – by Haim Bresheeth-Zabner
Israel’s military identity A disillusioned Israeli veteran questions the role of the defence forces in shaping his country Mehul Srivastava DECEMBER 14 2020 If fighting for your country earns you […]
Israel wants to deport me from my city of birth
Salah Hammouri The Electronic Intifada 11 November 2020 Salah Hammouri and Elsa Lefort in Lifta, a Palestinian village near Jerusalem that was depopulated by Zionist forces in 1948. (Photograph courtesy […]
Israel making hay while sun of Trump administration continues to shine
Dec 09,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN Israel is making hay while the sun of the Trump administration continues to shine. Fearing incoming President Joe Biden will not be […]
The Israeli-Palestinian mess Biden inherits and what he can do
Nov 30,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby If finding a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was not difficult enough, the Trump administration and the Netanyahu government seem hell […]
Joe Biden’s love affair with Israel will pick up where it left off
Ali Abunimah Power Suits 8 November 2020 Two men smile and embrace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has every reason to expect Joe Biden will deliver for Israel, just as the […]
The green line is a red line for peace
Nov 04,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Majdi Khaldi RAMALLAH — Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu has stated that Israel is ready to move ahead with “peace for peace” rather than “land for peace”, which was the original intent of the Middle East peace process. Even when US President Donald Trump’s […]
Escalating the demographic war: The Strategic goal of Israeli racism in Palestine
Nov 03,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD The discussion on institutional Israeli racism against its own Palestinian Arab population has all but ceased following the final approval of the […]
Palestinians winning the legitimacy war
RAMZY BAROUD October 06, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/5yzan U.N Special Rapporteur on occupied Palestine Richard Falk at U.N. European headquarters, Geneva, March 21, 2014. (Reuters) One of the […]
Occupying Palestine is rotting Israel from inside. No Gulf peace deal can hide that
Article BY Raja Shehadeh More than a quarter of a century after Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat shook hands on the White House lawn, Israel has managed to turn its occupation of […]
A young man left London to join Israel’s army because he wanted to defend the Jewish people but now believes the treatment of Palestinians is morally wrong
Julian Kossoff 22 hours ago An Israeli soldier kicks a Palestinian flag in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on January 29. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman Joel Carmel was raised in London’s Jewish community. He […]
Only Palestinians have the final say
Jul 23,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Shehab Al Makahleh The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tried to justify the postponement of the planned annexation process of the Occupied West Bank and the Western part of Jordan Valley by saying that Israel is still discussing this matter with […]
