How a UN court ruling might help Israel-Palestine (or not)
As violence flares once again in the Middle East, the United Nations General Assembly has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for an “advisory opinion” on the legality of […]
Israel faces a major nuclear deal dilemma
YOSSI MEKELBERG September 03, 2022 Short Url Slowly and surely, but hardly with certainty or a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction, the US and Iran are edging ever closer toward […]
A Wall Worse than Trump’s : European Policies Create New Dangers on Mediterranean
European Policies Create New Dangers on Mediterranean In just a few years, the dreams of European immigration hardliners have become reality on the Mediterranean. Volunteer sea rescue operations have been […]
Palestine is not for sale and baseball arbitration will not work
Apr 17,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – DAOUD KUTTAB One of the biggest problems that US President Donald Trump’s administration has faced is that it constantly looks for solutions from the […]
Annual West Bank marathon kicks off to draw attention to Israeli occupation
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published23.03.2019 Runners pass by the Israeli separation barrier during the Palestine Marathon, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 22, 2019. (AFP Photo) The seventh […]
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 […]
Worse than anyone thought: Trump’s ‘compromise’ bill would actually destroy asylum in this country
written by Matthew Chapman January 22, 2019 On Saturday, President Donald Trump gave a speech to the nation, announcing what he called a “compromise” to end the government shutdown he […]
Trump proposes wall-for-DACA in bid to end U.S. government shutdown
This content was published on January 20, 2019 By Steve Holland and Jan Wolfe http://www.swissinfo.ch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump proposed an immigration deal on […]
Noam Chomsky: Members of Migrant Caravan Are Fleeing from Misery & Horrors Created by the U.S.
November 22, 2018 Noam Chomsky world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author. He is a laureate professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Arizona and professor emeritus at […]
Countries wanting to tackle migration should follow Switzerland’s lead and boost local economies rather than punish individuals
Switzerland wants to give Tunisians an incentive to stay home rather than leave for Europe, but instead of building walls it’s investing in promoting tourism to the region to create jobs […]
History will never let Donald Trump escape the shame of separating parents and children at the border
Trump has no shame, though hopefully the country as a whole will find its own and stop this barbarism at the border before more lives are ruined David Usborne @dusborne […]
Firing at Refugees : EU Money Helped Fortify Turkey’s Border
Turkey has barricaded its border to Syria with the help of funding from the European Union. There are few options left for Syrians trying to flee the brutal war […]
Israel loves walls
Feb 14,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Israel loves walls. Last week, it began constructing a concrete slab wall along the ceasefire line with Lebanon, […]
Trump says he will bring down the price of wall on Mexico’s border
Reuters International FEB 11, 2017 – U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a translation during a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (reuters_tickers) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump pushed back early on Saturday […]
No time to create walls between nations – Iran’s Rouhani
Reuters International JAN 28, 2017 – 12:09 FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a news conference near the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., September 22, 2016. To match Insight IRAN-CONTRACTS/ REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo (reuters_tickers) DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani […]
Americans Who Live Near Border Say Trump’s Wall Is Unwelcome
Source: ABC News By FRANK BAJAK, ASSOCIATED PRESS All along the winding Rio Grande, the people who live in this bustling, fertile region where the U.S. border meets the Gulf of Mexico never quite understood how Donald Trump’s great wall could ever be much more than campaign rhetoric. Erecting a […]
Israel begins construction on Jordan border fence
By AFP – Jan 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel has begun construction on a fence along its border with Jordan, the defence ministry announced Wednesday, its latest such barrier intended to keep out illegal migrants and fighters. It will be the latest “security fence” built by […]
Israel begins building wall on Lebanese border
Reuters. Jordan Times METULLA, Israel — Israel began building a wall on Monday along a one-kilometre stretch of its border with Lebanon, saying the barrier was necessary to boost security […]