Tag: Jordan
Say their names: The forgotten American victims of Palestinian terror
Many of the recent protests over police shootings have focused on a specific victim, Ms. Breonna Taylor. The “Say Her Name” campaign has taught millions of people about Breonna as a person, about her...
Eilat beaches closed after Jordanian swims across border
Dozens of Israel Police officers and soldiers, as well as police sappers, were scrambled to Eilat’s southern beachfront on Wednesday to evacuate vacationers and sweep the area for a Jordanian citizen suspected of having...
What will normalization with the Arab world mean for Israel?
Israel is set to sign a historic agreement with the United Arab Emirates that would see the two Middle Eastern nations officially strike diplomatic relations and exchange embassies.
The move represents a major validation of...
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 top court dissolves the country’s Muslim Brotherhood branch
Jordan’s top court dissolved the country’s branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, a Jordanian official said on Thursday.
“The Court of Cassation yesterday issued a final verdict ruling that the Muslim Brotherhood group is...
Former Jordanian deputy premier: ‘Our struggle with the Jews is existential’
Israel’s plan to apply sovereignty in parts of Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley is a “life and death” issue for Jordan, according to former Jordanian deputy prime minister Mamdouh al-Abadi.’
In July 12...
‘Arabs, not Jews, founded and built Jerusalem’
A Jordanian institute presented a new spin on regional history over the weekend, claiming that it was the Arabs—not the Jews—who founded Jerusalem in biblical times.
According to Saudi daily Arab News, a position paper by the...
Experts: Israeli sovereignty not expected to cause massive violence or backlash
As reports and discussions rev up concerning Israel’s plan to apply sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria, as well as the Jordan Valley, concern is being increasingly raised by detractors of the plan...
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...
How worried should Israel be about the Arab response on extending sovereignty?
The prospect of Israel extending its sovereignty to the Jordan Valley, and parts of Judea and Samaria, has raised questions over what the response by the Palestinian Authority and Jordan would be as both...