The infamous scheme to liquidate the Palestinian case
May 25,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – WALID M. SADI Many commentaries have been made about the so-called “deal of the century”, better known as the infamous scheme to liquidate the […]
US complicity in Israel’s violations of international law
May 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY Last week, I addressed a United Nations Security Council meeting on “Israeli settlements”. Because I knew other speakers, experts and diplomats, […]
Playing 20 questions to figure out the ‘deal of the century’
May 06,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY I believe that it was Henry Kissinger who described his approach to running Arab-Israeli negotiations as creating the illusion of momentum to compensate […]
As Trump team prepares Mideast plan, Palestinians face financial crisis
By Reuters – May 02,2019 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian demonstrator holding a copy of Koran takes part in a protest against an Israeli decision to trim funds over prisoner […]
Jordan on edge ahead of unveiling of Trump’s peace plan
Apr 30,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Jason Greenblatt, tweeted last week that “rumours that our peace vision includes […]
All recent murmurings from the White House signal the Israel-Palestine two-state solution is dead
Until recently for the international community, the concept had been the generally accepted way to begin resolving the 70-year conflict Bel Trew @beltrew Twice Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s smooth-talking son-in-law, has dodged […]
How Meir Kahane’s toxic legacy poisoned the Palestinian peace process
ARAB NEWS April 22, 2019 Brooklyn-born rabbi who demanded forced emigration of Arabs and inspired Israel’s far right is latest subject of Arab News ‘Preachers of Hate’ series As a […]
Greenblatt refutes rumours of ‘alternative homeland’, confederation with Jordan
US ‘deal of century’ to be announced after Ramadan By Mohammad Ghazal – Apr 24,2019 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The US Mideast peace plan, known as the “deal of […]
Lost opportunities
Apr 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – WALID M. SADI Former Democratic candidate for the presidency of the US back in 2016, Hillary Clinton, said on Fareed Zakaria GPS that the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Trump’s radical, dangerous Israel road map
BURHANETTIN DURAN@burhanduran Published26.03.201902:00 Updated26.03.2019 U.S. President Donald Trump took yet another step to legitimize Israeli expansionism after recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital last year. “After 52 years it is time […]
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 […]
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 thinks it can crush the life out of the Palestinian dream. We can’t let it
Israel’s occupation project is hostile to our freedom, humanity and dignity. Our only option is to continue to oppose it Ahmed Abu Artema Tuesday 22 January 2019 Palestinians in Gaza […]
US ultimate deal shelved again
Jan 08,2019 -JORDAN TIMES Once again, the so-called “ultimate deal”, US President Donald Trump’s long awaited plan for settling the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, has been delayed. The postponement was just announced […]
After difficult year, Palestinians pessimistic about future prospects for peace
Daoud Kuttab December 24, 2018 Trump’s proposal, though not yet made public, is being met with skepticism due to his pro-Israel bias “There’s nothing on the horizon to suggest […]
The far dream of regional peace
Nov 18,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh There has been much coverage in the media lately of a potential regional peace plan sponsored by the US. Promoting this idea […]