Posts Tagged: Jordan Israel
‘October 7’ Restaurant Opens in Jordan
A new shawarma restaurant opened in Amman, Jordan on Wednesday, with a name that is causing outrage in Israel. The “October 7” restaurant, chosen via...
Jordan and Israel Must Work Together on the Temple Mount
The Temple Mount (known in Arabic as the Haram al-Sharif) is one of the holiest places on the planet for Jews and Muslims, but is...
Israeli Foreign Minister, Jordan’s King Discuss Jerusalem Tensions
Jordan's King Abdullah hosted Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid for talks on Thursday about coordinating ways of securing calm in Jerusalem, a frequent flashpoint of Palestinian...
See No Evil, Report No Evil? Reuters, AP Reimagine Antisemitic West Bank Riots as ‘Protests’
Two news wire services -- the Associated Press (AP) and Reuters -- continue to sanitize aggressive and antisemitic Palestinian efforts to intimidate Jews living in...
Jordan’s Positive Era Could Lead to Improved Ties With Israel
Despite facing an array of challenges, some of which may worsen again soon, Jordan's King Abdullah should be quite pleased with recent trends -- both...
Does Jordan Have an ‘Incitement Force’ on the Temple Mount?
At the end of the Gaza war in May, during a meeting with members of the Palestinian Affairs Committee of the Jordanian Senate, Dr. Muhammad...
A New Flavor for Ben & Jerry’s
If the leaders of J Street and the New Israel Fund were in charge of creating new flavors for Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, their...
Report: Bennett Held Secret Meeting With Jordan’s King Abdullah in Amman Palace
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett recently held a secret visit with Jordan's King Abdullah at an Amman palace, Israeli news site Walla reported Thursday, citing a...
Domestic and Regional Fissures Collide in Jordan
Differences over socioeconomic policies, governance, and last year’s normalization of relations between Israel, the UAE, and three other Arab states, as well as leadership of the Muslim...
Jordan’s Volatility Could Shake Up the Middle East
Jordan's current domestic upheaval involves some prominent officials and members of the royal family who were arrested and charged with an attempted regime change. A regime...
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...
Israel Straddles the Divide as Saudis Vie for Influence Over Temple Mount
JNS.org - Two events of religious and historical significance that very nearly took place last week point to a deeper layer in Jordan and Saudi...
Diplomatic Fiasco? Israeli Press Should Wait Before Gloating
JNS.org - The gloating by several Israeli media outlets over the cancellation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trip to the United Arab Emirates last week,...
In Jordan’s 2020 Parliamentary Elections, the King Won Hands Down
Few political outcomes have shamed the prophecies of security officials, political scientists, and commentators more than the persistence of the Jordanian Hashemite kingdom. During the 1950s,...