Posts Tagged: Jordan Israel
Why King Abdullah’s Decision on Peace Treaty Should Be a Wake-Up Call
JNS.org - Jordan’s King Abdullah II, in what has been described as a “sharp tone,” announced this week that he would annul an appendix to...
Jordan Doesn’t Want a Confederation
JNS.org - The statement from Jordanian government spokeswoman Jumana Ghunaimat about Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’ comments on a US suggestion of a Jordanian-Palestinian confederation was short...
Regional Players Maneuver to Reconfigure the Israeli-Palestinian Landscape
A possible ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip, may be about more than ending the ongoing, escalating violence that...
Terrorism Strikes Jordan
JNS.org - Over the past two years, Jordan has enjoyed relative quiet on the terror front. The last terror attack was at Karak Castle in...
Is Jordan Burning?
JNS.org - In recent years, Israel has stood alongside Jordan against a bevy of diplomatic and security challenges -- the majority stemming from neighboring Syria...
Protests in Jordan: Revisiting the Arab Spring
The recent protests that forced Jordan’s prime minister to resign and laid bare the country’s systemic economic and political crisis have shed new light on the root...
The Danger to Jordan of a Palestinian State
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan stands to lose more than any other party from the establishment of a state of Palestine. While the potential dangers...
A Prayer at the Threshold of the Temple Mount
As I stood at the threshold of the Temple Mount, I internally said the Shehecheyanu -- the Blessing of Praise. Even though I was only...
Arab Street Outraged by Jerusalem Decision, but Governments Have Other Concerns
JNS.org - President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was overwhelmingly rejected in the Muslim world. Yet this anger was tempered by the interests...
Jordan’s Royal Family Doesn’t Consider Its Palestinian Citizens to Be — Citizens
This is from Jordanian Prince Al Hussein Bin Abdullah II's speech at the UN General Assembly last week: My country -- a resource-poor nation in a conflict-rich region -- is host to 1.3...
Is Jordanian-Israeli Peace in Danger?
JNS.org - On the surface, Israel and Jordan appear to have peaceful, productive and sometimes even friendly relations. Their 1994 peace treaty and deepening economic ties -- including...
Jordan at the Precipice
Six months ago, Jordan's King Abdullah said that his country was "in dire straits." I just completed a week of intensive travels and discussions throughout the country, and found...
What Will Trump’s Presidency Mean for US Ties With Israel’s Peaceful Arab Neighbors?
JNS.org - The upcoming Donald Trump presidency likely means a sharp break from President Barack Obama’s foreign policy. For Egypt and Jordan, the only two Arab...
Is the ‘Occupation’ the Roadblock to Peace? History Says No
A lie told often enough becomes the truth. In the case of Israel, the lie is that the sole impediment to peace is the "occupation"...
