By Israel Kasnett, JNS— As reports and discussions rev up concerning Israel’s plan to apply sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria, as well as the Jordan Valley, concern is being increasingly raised by detractors of the plan over fears concerning potential fallout, including frayed relations with international and regional allies, an end to prospects…
By Caroline B. Glick, JPost— Should Jordan’s King Abdullah have veto power over Israel’s plan to apply its sovereign laws to its cities, towns and villages in Judea and Samaria and to the Jordan Valley, in accordance with the Trump peace plan? Monday morning, senior leaders of the Blue and White party began making noises…
By Yochanan Visser, Israel Today— Several Israeli media outlets reported over the weekend that Jordanian King Abdullah II had turned-down a request for an urgent meeting from Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu. The report appeared to be not true according to Israeli Government officials who responded to an inquiry by this reporter. Still, if the…
By Rebecca Montag, JPost— King Abdullah of Jordan said that there will not be a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict without the United States, despite US President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. “We cannot have a peace process or peace solution without the role of the United…
By: Reuters, JPOST: The world is facing another global conflict and a fast response is needed to deal with the threat, Jordan’s King Abdullah said on Tuesday. “We are facing a Third World War against humanity and this is what brings us all altogether,” he told a news conference in Kosovo’s capital Pristina. “This is…
www.geostrategy-direct.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama was said to have pledged to Saudi Arabia that the United States would force Israel to withdraw from eastern Jerusalem and the entire West Bank by 2012. Diplomatic sources said Obama relayed a pledge to Saudi King Abdullah that he would take any measure to ensure an Israeli withdrawal…
By Arieh O’Sullivan, Media Line King Abdullah is in a lose-lose situation with his harsh criticism of Israel’s government. Jordanian King Abdullah’s harsh criticism of Israel has little chance of ending the peace treaty which is vital for Jordan’s security, but highlights the dire future the monarch sees for his country. Abdullah, who is…