Posts Tagged: Israel Jordan
Israel to Reopen Jordan Border Crossing for Passage of Aid, Goods After Terror Attack
Israel is set to reopen the Allenby Crossing with Jordan to the passage of goods and aid on Wednesday, an Israeli security official said on Tuesday. The border crossing has been closed to aid and goods since September, when a driver bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza opened fire and killed two Israeli...
The World’s ‘Triple Standard’ Against Israel Endangers Global Security
It is a sad and sobering reality that in Israel’s war against Hamas, the Jewish State is being subjected not just to a double standard,...
Jordan’s King to Israeli PM: Palestinians Must Join Regional Projects
Jordan's king told Israel's visiting prime minister on Wednesday that Palestinians should be part of US-sponsored regional economic projects to underpin stability in the Middle...
Israel, Jordan Expected to Meet Over Temple Mount Tensions
i24 News – Israeli and Jordanian officials are expected to meet soon to discuss efforts to prevent an outbreak of violence on the Temple Mount...
Jordan’s King Agreed With Biden on Need to Defuse Jerusalem Tension: State Media
Jordan's King Abdullah agreed with US President Joe Biden on the need to prevent a repeat of recent confrontations in Jerusalem's Muslim holy sites that...
Israel, Jordan to Partner in Water-for-Energy Deal
Israel and Jordan have signed a declaration of intent for a water-for-energy deal, Israel's Energy Ministry said on Monday, in the first such deal between...
Wanted: A Mapainik Leadership
Prime Minister Levi Eshkol used to say, “I compromise and compromise until my opinion is accepted.” This was a very level-headed way of working. The...
Jordan, the West Bank, and Unbearable Hypocrisy
On May 5, King Abdullah II of Jordan told Der Spiegel that, “If Israel really annexed the West Bank valley in July, it would lead...
Can Jordan Revoke Its Peace Treaty With Israel?
JNS.org - Following warnings to Israel by King Abdullah of Jordan of a “massive conflict” if Israel proceeds with plans to apply Israeli law to...
Israel’s Daunting Decision on Drawing Permanent Borders
JNS.org - “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!” You’ve doubtless heard that chant many times from supporters of what is called...
Is the Mideast Heading for an Energy War?
JNS.org - It looks like the next war in the Middle East won’t be over water, but over gas -- control of the region’s natural...
Peace for Israel Through Natural Gas?
Unlike Jordan, Egypt seems okay with purchasing natural gas from Israel: Israel and Egypt embarked on a new energy relationship Wednesday with the launch of a...
Rewriting the History of Israel’s 1948 War
Arthur Szyk (1894-1951) was a great artist. But that doesn’t mean that every world leader he painted deserves our admiration -- nor should we assume...
The Jordan Valley Is Waiting for Zionist Action
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s promise to apply sovereignty to the Jordan Valley is worthy of praise. The reasons for doing so were already evident to...
