Jordan

Why Jordan Denies Any Jewish Connection to Its Land

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 by Elder of Ziyon Demonstrators hold Jordanian national flags and chant slogans during a protest against an agreement to import natural gas from Israel, in Amman, Jordan, Jan. 17, 2020. Photo: Reuters / Muhammad Hamed / File. The Arabic outlet Rai al Youm has a paranoid article about how Jews want to take over Jordan. […]

Jordan Tells Its Palestinian Citizens, ‘We Don’t Want You’ (But They Call It ‘Right of Return’)

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by Elder of Ziyon     Demonstrators hold Jordanian national flags and chant slogans during a protest against an agreement to import natural gas from Israel, in Amman, Jordan, Jan. 17, 2020. Photo: Reuters / Muhammad Hamed / File. The Speaker of the Jordanian Senate, Faisal Al-Fayez, is sponsoring a campaign to be launched by […]

Anger on the streets: Israeli deals and relations ‘outrightly rejected’ by Jordanians

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Hundreds of protesters gather in front of the US embassy in Amman [Sherbel Dissi] Date of publication: 12 February, 2020 Carrying two bundles of flags, Mohammed(*) moves swiftly between hundreds of protesters as chants grow louder in downtown Amman. He holds Jordanian flags on his right hand, and Palestinian flags on his left hand. It’s […]

Jordan’s cool criticism of the ‘Deal of the Century’ could be King Abdullah’s biggest win

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In late October, Jordan’s King Abdullah surveyed a plot of territory along its border, formally ending Israeli farmers’ 25 year lease of the Baqura annex and bringing the land back under direct Jordanian control. Accompanied by his son Crown Prince Hussein and a military entourage, the tour appeared more akin to an inspection of newly […]

Jordan’s cool criticism of the ‘Deal of the Century’ could be King Abdullah’s biggest win

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In late October, Jordan’s King Abdullah surveyed a plot of territory along its border, formally ending Israeli farmers’ 25 year lease of the Baqura annex and bringing the land back under direct Jordanian control. Accompanied by his son Crown Prince Hussein and a military entourage, the tour appeared more akin to an inspection of newly […]