Apr 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – George S. Hishmeh There is no doubt that the eight-column headline in the sports page of The Washington Post last Sunday was remarkable and unprecedented: “Palestine Marathon sparks a growing push for movement over politics.” Never before have the American media, certainly not the country’s […]
Jan 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab If the Obama administration’s prediction that 2016 will fail to witness the birth of the Palestinian state proves true, then this year should be dedicated to leadership transition. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, 81, needs to hand in his long-awaited resignation and Palestinians at […]
Jan 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Israel marked the 51st anniversary of the first resistance action of the ruling Palestinian Fateh movement by handing over to the Palestinians 23 bodies of mainly young men slain during “lone-wolf Intifada” — which has nothing to do with Fateh. Fateh leaders refer […]
Dec 20,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL According to a recent survey conducted by the Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research, two-thirds of Palestinians surveyed support the wave of knife stabbings of Israelis and view an armed Intifada as “serving the Palestinian national interests in ways that negotiations would […]
Source: The Times of Israel Claire Hajaj’s autobiographical novel is inspired by the marriage of her British Jewish mom and Jaffa-born Muslim dad BY RENEE GHERT-ZAND August 21, 2014, 2:10 […]
Instead of admitting his opposition to a Palestinian state, Netanyahu twisted the concept beyond recognition. Peter Beinart Nov 11, 2015 12:57 PM Netanyahu: Issues of Jerusalem and Temple Mount are unsolvable Bennett blasts Netanyahu: Talk about ceding territory in midst of terror wave is reward for terrorists What a liberal […]
Jordan is closest to Palestinian cause — PM By JT – Nov 05,2015 – Last updated at Nov 05,2015 JORDAN TIMES Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour meets with Knesset member Ahmad Tibi on Thursday (Petra photo) AMMAN — Jordan is the closest to the Palestinian cause, Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour reiterated […]
RAMALLAH, November 5, 2015 (WAFA) – Minor Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli Ofer prison, illegally built on land to the west of Ramallah, reported being subjected to abuse prior to and during detention by the Israeli authorities, according to the Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs (CPA). Abdul-Fattah Douleh, who represents minor […]
Israel’s Nine Fictional Claims presented to the UN Security Council. Israel is the Victim of “Palestinian Terror” By Middle East Monitor Global Research, October 24, 2015 Middle East Monitor 21 October 2015 Region: Middle East & North Africa Theme: United Nations On 16 October 2015, Israeli Ambassador Roet addressed the […]
Jul 31,2015 – JORDAN TIMES RAMI G. KHOURI Events related to the Iran nuclear technology/sanctions agreement, the war in Yemen, and the battle against Daesh tend to dominate the headlines from the Middle East these days, but behind the scenes significant developments related to the Arab-Israeli conflict continue to take […]
Jul 16,2015 – Jordan Times by Daoud Kuttab The Palestinian Israeli conflict might get an unexpected shot in the arm as a result of the recently concluded Iran nuclear agreement. While the P5+1 talks in Vienna focused only on the issue of Iran’s nuclear capability, many are looking at […]
Activists say the Marianne was intercepted by Israel’s military around 100 nautical miles from Gaza’s shore. 29 Jun 2015 17:35 GMT | Human Rights, Politics, Gaza, Israel Israel has boarded […]
WAR & CONFLICT East Jerusalem: ‘The two-state solution is dead’ Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem are increasingly pessimistic on the possibility of an independent state. Creede Newton | 14 Apr 2015 12:03 GMT | Netanyahu announced the construction of 143 new homes in the Jewish settlement known to Israelis as […]
WAR & CONFLICT East Jerusalem: ‘The two-state solution is dead’ Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem are increasingly pessimistic on the possibility of an independent state. Creede Newton | 14 Apr 2015 12:03 GMT | Netanyahu announced the construction of 143 new homes in the Jewish settlement known to Israelis as […]
Posted on April 2, 2014 by Thom Prentice [Apartheid Israel using its Private Water Company to Parch the Palestinians. Real Auschwitz of the Iraelis, I would say…] by AYMAN RABI This week UN celebrated World Water Day – a day to remember the billion people who are unable to meet […]
Rami G. Khouri| The Daily Star What should Israel, the Palestinians and the world make of the statement by White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough that the United States expects the next Israeli government to end nearly 50 years of occupation and clear the way for a Palestinian state? […]
MENAFN – Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) – (MENAFN – Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani welcomed here on Sunday the decision taken by Belgian parliament to recognize the State of Palestine. He said in a statement it is an important […]
By Julia Amalia Heyer and Juliane von Mittelstaedt SPIEGEL.DE Zaki Wahdan is looking for a head. Or a body. The remains of eight people that have to be here. The […]
By George Friedman GEOPOLITICAL WEEKLY, STRATFOR Lebanon was created out of the Sykes-Picot Agreement. This agreement between Britain and France reshaped the collapsed Ottoman Empire south of Turkey into the states we know today — Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, and to some extent the Arabian Peninsula as well. For nearly […]
An Israeli official says the Tel Aviv regime is considering replacing the al-Aqsa Mosque in al-Quds (Jerusalem) with a temple. Minister of Housing and Construction Uri Ariel on Friday called […]