With its latest missile attacks on an American base in Jordan, Iran is hoping to sow discord in the Hashemite kingdom between those who continue to see an American military presence as useful protection and those who see the American base as a target for Iranian missiles that, if they go astray, can cause damage […]
Jordan’s King Abdullah works with new Syrian jihadist leader on securing their ‘common border’
King Abdullah isn’t only collaborating with jihad terror leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani (who is now going by the name Ahmed al-Sharaa); he’s also condemning Israeli strikes on military targets that took place during the regime of Bashar al-Assad. These military installations now pose a threat to Israel, as jihad groups can readily use them against […]
Jordan cancels summit with Biden, Abbas, and Sisi, blaming Israelis for ‘Palestinian’ bombing of hospital
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 […]
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, […]
At UN, King Abdullah Warns That ‘Christianity Is Under Threat’ In Jerusalem
King Abdullah used his speech to the UN General Assembly on September 20 to attack Israeli control of Jerusalem where, he claimed, “Christianity is under threat.” A report on his charge can be found here: “King Abdullah blasts Israel: Christianity in Jerusalem is under fire,” by Tovah Lazaroff, Jerusalem Post, September 20, 2022: Christianity is […]
The Pandora Papers, King Abdullah, and Crooks On the Other Side of the Jordan
The Pandora Papers is the name given to a very detailed report, the result of a multiyear investigation by 600 journalists from 117 countries, about how many of the world’s very rich — politicians, celebrities, billionaires, drug dealers — manage to hide, for various reasons including tax avoidance, a total of $32 trillion. Among […]
Biden, Soft Everywhere, Is Soft On Jordan, Too
Joe Biden recently met with Jordan’s King Abdullah. It was a meeting all full of smiles. The King was assured of continued American support, financial and diplomatic. Jordan receives $1.3 billion a year in American aid, more than any country save our ally Israel. But in return, the Jordanians have not been asked to […]
In Jordan, Uneasy Lies the Head
King Abdullah of Jordan recently accused his half-brother Hamzah bin Hussein of plotting a coup against him, and had him placed under house arrest in Amman. A few days later, and the Palace announced that, in fact, there had been no coup attempt. Prince Hamzah’s real crime seems to have been his open criticism […]
Israel, Jordan, and That “Peace Treaty” We Hear So Much About
As talk of Israel’s annexation of part of the “West Bank” continues, it is important to recall that last November, the Kingdom of Jordan cancelled a component of its 1994 peace treaty with Israel. It evicted Israeli famers from two tracts of contested land in the Jordan River Valley that they had been farming for […]
Jordan conducts military exercise simulating war with Israel
What has Israel done to Jordan? Nothing, of course. Discover the basis of this enduring hostility in The Palestinian Delusion: The Catastrophic History of the Middle East Peace Process. “Jordan simulates war with Israel in army ‘maneuver,’” Jerusalem Post, November 29, 2019: The Jordanian army conducted a military exercise simulating battle with Israel, according to […]