Did Jordan’s closest allies plot to unseat its king?

Alleged sedition and a royal family feud may have been driven by a broader plan to reshape the Middle East The phone call that shook the Jordanian government came in the second week of March this year. On the line to the General Intelligence Directorate (GID) in Amman was the US Embassy, seeking an urgent […]

Netanyahu to Blinken: We oppose consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem

Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would prefer that a consulate to another entity – the Palestinian Authority – not be on Israeli sovereign territory. LAHAV HARKOV MAY 26, 2021 21:57 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Israel opposes the reopening of a US consulate for Palestinians in sovereign Israel, hours before […]

Is the U.S. Caving on Iran Sanctions?

To try to wheedle Iran back into a nuclear deal, the administration is preparing to lift a raft of non-nuclear sanctions as well. Richard Goldberg and Mark Dubowitz a.image2.image-link.image2-731-1024 { padding-bottom: 71.38671875%; padding-bottom: min(71.38671875%, 731px); width: 100%; height: 0; } a.image2.image-link.image2-731-1024 img { max-width: 1024px; max-height: 731px; }   (Photograph by Michael Gruber/Getty Images.) As […]

Head of IAEA Voices Major Concerns Regarding Iran’s Lack of Transparency with Nuclear Activity

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) voiced this week that the Islamic Republic’s undisclosed nuclear activity is very alarming; Grossi: We found traces of uranium that has been subject to industrial processing in different places, which had not been declared by Iran. That is a big problem. Rafael Grossi, the Director General […]

UN Human Rights Council Approves Measure to Permanently Investigate Israel Over War Crimes

JNS News Service17 Sivan 5781 – May 28, 2021 Photo Credit: Ludovic Cortès / Wikipedia Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room of the Palace of Nations, Geneva (Switzerland). It is the meeting room of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) approved a measure on Thursday to permanently […]

Ashkenazi set to jet off to Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks

Published: 05.27.21 , 10:43 Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi is set to fly to Egypt’s capital next week for indirect talks with Hamas meant to solidify the ceasefire reached after 11 days of fighting. This will be Ashkenazi’s first visit to Cairo and the first official visit of an Israeli foreign minister to Egypt in many […]

After Gaza ceasefire, UAE and Israel get back to developing ties

No momentum lost in normalization between countries as fighting raged with Palestinian enclave; Israeli envoy says local authorities showed ‘understanding’ of situation By AP and TOI staff Today, 12:26 pm Israel’s top diplomat to the United Arab Emirates attended a ceremony in Dubai on the grounds of the Arabian Peninsula’s first permanent exhibition to commemorate […]

Meeting with Biden at NATO summit to mark new era, says Erdoğan

(Updates with Erdoğan-U.S. executives meeting) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that a meeting next month with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden during a NATO summit will mark the beginning of a new era in relations with Washington. Praising the United States-Turkey alliance for overcoming differences, Erdoğan stressed Ankara’s care for the “long-standing, rooted […]

World Health Organization passes motion alleging Israel violating health rights

UN body’s ‘cynical politicization’ slammed after approving lone region-specific resolution on West Bank, Gaza and Golan in its annual session TOI staffToday, 9:29 am The UN’s World Health Organization held a session Tuesday singling out Israel as a violator of Palestinians’ health rights and passed a resolution on the matter, in the only country-specific discussion […]

Egypt invites Israel and Hamas for direct talks in Cairo, Israel accepts

Egypt invites Israel and Hamas for direct talks in Cairo, Israel accepts Egypt invited Israel and Gaza to Cairo to discuss the return of captives and the rebuilding of the Gaza Strip. By REUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF MAY 26, 2021 20:25 Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken […]

Egypt to invite Israel, Hamas for indirect talks regarding a long-term ceasefire

Published: 05.26.21 , 21:59 Egypt is expected to invite Israel and Hamas to indirect talks in Cairo, in an attempt to reach an outline for a long-term ceasefire, the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip and an agreement on the issue of prisoners and missing persons. If the talks do happen, the delegation on behalf of […]

After cough-filled speech, Israeli military hints Nasrallah may have COVID

Defense officials mock Hezbollah leader: Instead of being threatening, his televised address made him seem weak and infirm By Judah Ari Gross Today, 10:09 pm 0 Edit The Israeli military believes Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah may have contracted the coronavirus, following a speech on Tuesday in which the terrorist leader was seen coughing and occasionally […]

Blinken: Israel ‘took very significant steps’ to avoid hitting Gaza civilians

In interview with Israeli TV, top US diplomat laments Palestinian death toll, underlines Biden’s support for two-state solution and Iran deal By TOI staff Today, 11:18 pm   US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel “took very significant steps” to avoid civilian casualties in Gaza during the recent fighting with Hamas, while underscoring the […]