Why Israel should choose peace — before time runs out
DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIB December 30, 2023 Eli Cohen, Israel’s foreign minister, recently boasted that Papua New Guinea is planning to open a consulate in a West Bank settlement, a […]
‘Ukraine, Russia have moved away from diplomacy, peace process’
BY DAILY SABAH ANKARA OCT 11, 2022 A driver walks near his burned car after Russian military strike, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct. 10, 2022. […]
Abbas poised for final effort to save the two-state solution
DAOUD KUTTAB September 16, 2022 Short Url The issue of Palestine will once again be front and center at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly. Palestinian President Mahmoud […]
Washington is the problem, not the solution
Jul 26,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud To judge US President Joe Biden’s recent visit to Israel and Palestine as a “failure” in terms of activating the dormant “peace […]
An Israel-Palestine prediction that is worth striving for
RAMZY BAROUD June 13, 2022 Short Url While it is true that Zionism is a modern political ideology that has exploited religion to achieve specific colonial objectives in Palestine, predictions […]
The peace process Ukraine’s supporters should support
May 23,2022 – JORDAN TIMES . Yanis Varoufakis ATHENS — In 1943, progressives had a moral duty to dismiss calls for a negotiated settlement with Hitler. Cutting a deal with […]
Three UN speeches, three different takes on Palestine
OSAMA AL-SHARIF September 28, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/42jyr Every year, and for many decades, at the UN General Assembly’s September meetings, the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Palestinian question are tackled […]
King of Jordan urges building on positive US steps, int’l interest to relaunch peace process
By JT – Sep 15,2021 – His Majesty King Abdullah speaks during a meeting with representatives of international and US Jewish organisations in New York on Tuesday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) […]
Nurit Peled-Elhanan – another kind of Israeli
Nurit Peled-Elhanan Dr. Nurit Peled-Elhanan is a Lecturer in Language Education at Hebrew University in Jerusalem specializing in discourse in Israeli education with emphasis on visual and verbal presentation of […]
Gantz-Abbas meeting changes nothing for Palestinians
OSAMA AL-SHARIF August 31, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/mkfhz If anyone is familiar with the law of diminishing returns, it must be Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The peace process that he […]
What to expect from Bennett on Israel-Palestine line?
BY NAJLA M. SHAHWAN OP-ED JUN 29, 2021 What the end of the 12-year Netanyahu term in Israel means for Palestinians is still unclear. Palestinians deny that the most complex government […]
Gaza ceasefire takes effect after Egypt-brokered deal between Israel and Hamas
Gaza ceasefire takes effect after Egypt-brokered deal between Israel and Hamas Issued on: 20/05/2021 – 21:44 Text by:FRANCE 24 A truce between Israel and Hamas began on Friday at the […]
Putting a price on normalization with Israel
BY BATU COŞKUN OP-ED DEC 25, 2020 White House senior adviser Jared Kushner (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a news conference in Jerusalem, Dec. 21, 2020. (AP […]
Political realism in shaping Biden’s Middle East Policy
Dec 13,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh There are many issues that will impose themselves on the agenda of the incoming Biden Presidency. The strategy to counter China […]
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 […]
In lieu of a liberation strategy: Palestinian elections are designed to buy time
Sep 29,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud It is abundantly clear that Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has underestimated the seriousness of the challenges facing Palestine and the […]
Middle East: Towards more effective diplomacy
Sep 28,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh While the US administration is moving forward in promoting its regional plan, the Palestinian authority has cornered itself into a very […]
The imperatives
Sep 06,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Lara Ali Atoum The latest fast advancements concerning the Palestinian issue starting with the announcement of the Ultimate Deal triggers some sort of political […]
Netanyahu hides cards on eve of Israel ‘annexations’ date
By AFP – Jun 30,2020 – JORDAN TIMES A general view shows the Jordan Valley village of Fasayil (foreground) with the Israeli settlement of Tomer (background), in the occupied West […]