Tag: Israel-Jordan Relations
Our German-made Passover seder plates
Storytelling is a central feature of the Passover holiday. The imperative for Jews to retell our history assures that our children will never forget it.
During the Holocaust, traditional Passover seder texts were handwritten in...
Netanyahu: UAE to invest $10 billion in Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates, with which Israel signed a peace deal in September, plans to invest $10 billion in the country.
Speaking during a press conference...
Netanyahu visit to UAE canceled over spat with Jordan
Israel and Jordan were working to calm the waters on Thursday, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scheduled historic first visit to the United Arab Emirates was canceled due to a diplomatic incident between Jerusalem...
Forever 15
This week, we mark yet another agonizing birthday.
My sweet daughter, Malki, would now be 35 years old if Hamas operative Ahlam Tamimi had made some misstep on Aug. 9, 2001.
But Tamimi was and still is...
Jordanian officer airlifted to Israeli hospital for emergency treatment
A Jordanian army officer was airlifted to Israel on Wednesday for urgent medical treatment at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem, according to senior Jordanian sources.
The hospital confirmed that “a Jordanian army officer was...
Jordan calls on Israel to ‘end provocations and violations’ on Temple Mount
The Jordanian Foreign Ministry called on Israel to “respect the sanctity” of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and end “all provocations and violations there.”
According to Jordan’s Petra News Agency, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Deifallah al-Fayez conveyed the...
Jordan premier: Israeli extension of sovereignty akin to creating ‘apartheid state’
Jordanian Prime Minister Omar Razzaz said his country is inclined to “look positively” on a “one-state democratic solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On the contrary, he said if Israel were to extend sovereignty into...
Jordan’s King Abdullah: Israeli sovereignty plan ‘undermines regional peace and stability’
Jordan’s King Abdullah warned on Tuesday that Israel extending its sovereignty to the Jordan Valley and parts of Judea and Samaria would undermine regional stability.
“Any unilateral Israeli measure to annex lands in the West...
5 Jordanians on trial for planning terrorist attacks in Judea and Samaria
Five Jordanians are standing trial in their home country for planning terrorist attacks against Israeli targets in Judea and Samaria, French news agency AFP reported on Tuesday.
According to a Jordanian official, the suspects’ trial began last...
Palestinians, Jordan are bluffing on Israeli sovereignty, say former US officials
With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushing ahead with plans to apply sovereignty to the Jordan Valley and parts of Judea and Samaria, there are concerns being raised that it could ignite tensions with...