Bringing back memories of the nightmarish Israeli invasion of Lebanon
Apr 08,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY The New York Times headline on April 4 was simple enough, “After 37-Year Search, Israel Recovers Body of a Fallen Soldier”, but […]
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 […]
Netanyahu pledges to annex West Bank settlements after vote
AFP April 07, 2019 Settlements built on land occupied by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War are deemed illegal by the international community Annexation could prove to be the death […]
A morale-booster for Palestinians
Michael Jansen The author, a well-respected observer of Middle East affairs, has three books on the Arab-Israeli conflict Palestiinians take part in a protest rally. Michael Jansen, Political CommentatorThe good […]
Thousands gather on Gaza buffer zone to mark Land Day, weekly protests against Israel
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published30.03.2019 Tear gas canisters fall among Palestinian protesters during a demonstration near the border with Israel in Malaka east of Gaza City on March 30, […]
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 […]
US grovels to Israel the same way ‘supporters’ fawned on Saddam
As many as 20 years ago, I gathered together dozens of US and Israeli government policy statements on the region, jumbled them up – and asked a colleague to arrange […]
Kuwait says US Mideast peace plan should weigh regional considerations
Kuwait minister meets with US Secretary of State Pompeo By Reuters – Mar 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left) is welcomed by Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh […]
A united Arab, Muslim front urgently needed
Mar 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The meeting between Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Secretary General of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation’s Executive Committee Saeb Erekat on Monday was convened at the right time, given the […]
Trump’s ultimate peace deal unlikely to further Palestinian self-determination
Mar 19,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – SAMIA KARBATI Little, if anything, has been revealed about the Trump administration’s peace plan for the Middle East, except the occasional statement that it […]
Unrest at Jerusalem holy site and two Palestinians killed in West Bank
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 12, 2019 Israeli border police officers stand guard at an entrance door leading to the compound housing al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City […]
Trump is trying to pay his way to an annihilation of Palestinian statehood, and an erasure of Israel’s crimes
Donald Trump and Jared Kushner This was the first time in modern Arab history that America has offered the bribes before anyone has agreed to the terms Robert Fisk @indyvoices “Palestine” […]
New attempts to impose ‘regional settlement’
Feb 24,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – AMER AL SABAILEH Heading into the final year of his first term in office, US President Donald Trump will be pursuing a regional settlement […]
Israel prevents Palestinians from documenting Hebron settler crimes
February 13, 2019 at 10:56 am | Published in: Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine The Israeli army has prevented Palestinian activists from documenting Israeli settlers’ crimes against […]
Can Arab Evangelicals play a bridging role?
Feb 06,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – DAOUD KUTTAB Palestinian foreign ministry officials were in a quandary in recent months. Despite the strong support for the Palestinian cause around the world, […]
Israel PM’s main election rival raises possibility of West Bank pullback
Source: Daily Sabah FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival in an April election has raised the possibility of pulling back from the occupied West […]
Racism against Arab Israelis will reach unprecedented levels by Israel’s April elections – and the world won’t care
Issues like racial discrimination were once kept in check by the left in Israel and the Jewish diaspora in countries like the United States. But that backlash seems to have […]
How Netanyahu is freezing out the international community
Chris Doyle February 04, 2019 From the outset of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the question of Palestine has been an international issue. International actors inserted the conflict into the region, with […]
West Bank: Switzerland consults with partners on Hebron observer mission
This content was published on January 30, 2019 Switzerland says it has taken note of Israel’s decision to end the mandate of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) civilian […]
Relocate the wall
Jan 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Jawad Anani Davos is a place where leaders of governments and business come together to issue their judgment on the world situation. They butter up […]