These leaders are already getting what they want from Old Joe Biden. They know he is going to pressure Israel not to go after Hamas too effectively. They also know it’s better optics for their constituencies to self-righteously refuse to meet with the corrupt old dotard. “Jordan cancels summit with Biden, Sisi and Abbas in […]
Egypt and Jordan Enraged Over Jews Visiting Temple Mount
Haaretz ran a story on Tuesday, October 3, entitled “Egyptian Mediators: Continued Jewish Ascent to Temple Mount Will Lead to Escalation.” It said that “a source told Haaretz that the events in Jerusalem and the West Bank, as well as stricter conditions imposed on Palestinian security prisoners in Israel, could have a direct impact on […]
Jordan condemns Qur’an desecrations as ‘irresponsible acts that provoke the feelings of two billion Muslims’
It looks as if the whole Islamic world is uniting behind the “oooh our widda feewings are hurt” argument to try to compel the West to adopt Sharia blasphemy laws. The worst aspect of this is that the West, already controlled by leftists who hate the freedom of expression, are falling for this. “Jordan condemns […]
China brokered Saudi-Iran rapprochement is leading more countries to engage with Iran
While the US and Saudi Arabia has been attempting to work out normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia (in Israel’s absence) with unreasonable concessions to Palestinians as a condition, more disturbing news emerges: Tehran seems on track to restore relations with more countries after a groundbreaking agreement with Saudi Arabia. According to Foreign Policy Magazine, “when […]
Israel Must Stop Using ‘West Bank’ For ‘Judea and Samaria’
Almost two millennia ago the Romans, who had been given considerable trouble by rebellious Jews living in their homeland and resisting Roman rule – you remember Masada, of course, and the destruction of the Second Temple? — decided around the time of the Bar Kochba revolt in 135 A.D., to rename “Judea” as “Syria Palestina,” […]
Jordanian MP requests Qur’an-reading at Arab Parliament to honor Qur’an-carrying Muslim who killed Israeli soldiers
The Islamic aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is unanimously ignored among Western analysts. Yet for the foes of Israel, it’s central. Find out why this matters in The Palestinian Delusion. “Jordanian MP hails Egyptian who killed three IDF soldiers,” JNS, June 11, 2023: Jordanian lawmaker Khalil Atieh on Saturday praised the Egyptian “martyr” who killed […]
Senator Cruz: Jordan Must Extradite Al-Tamimi
The comedy has been going on for several years. Someone is nominated to be the next Ambassador to Jordan. The nominee testifies before the Senate, and is asked whether he, or she, would be prepared to cut aid to Jordan if Amman continues to refuse to extradite Ahlam al-Tamimi, the mastermind of the Sbarro Pizzeria […]
Jordanian MP Caught Smuggling Guns and Gold Into Israel
A Jordanian MP, Imad al-Adwan, apparently assuming his car would not be searched because of his official status as a member of Jordan’s Parliament, tried to smuggle 160 Glock pistols and 17 M16 rifles, hidden inside his car, into Israel, along with a bar of gold. He was stopped, his car was searched, the weapons […]
Iran’s foreign minister to Jordanian counterpart: Israel ‘biggest threat’ to ‘Muslim ummah’
The Palestinian “resistance,” which is heavily funded by the world’s most prominent Shia regime, Iran, is rooted in Islamic expansionism and historic Islamic antisemitism. Recall also that in 2021, during Operation Guardian of the Walls, it was Sunni Saudi Arabia that summoned the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to an emergency summit in support of […]
In Jordan, Colossal Mismanagement of a Planned New City
We hear and read constantly about the two complaints that Arab citizens or subjects have against their rulers: mismanagement and corruption. The corruption is clear: two heads of Hamas, Khaled Meshaal and Moussa abu Marzouk, amassed fortunes of $2.5 billion apiece; Mahmoud Abbas of the P.A., together with his two grasping sons Tarek and Nasser, […]