jordan Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/jordan/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Mon, 17 Nov 2025 06:30:33 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Trump & Putin: locate state of Palestine east of Jordan River https://www.jwire.com.au/trump-putin-locate-state-of-palestine-east-of-jordan-river/ https://www.jwire.com.au/trump-putin-locate-state-of-palestine-east-of-jordan-river/#respond Sun, 16 Nov 2025 23:02:20 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=174292 President Trump’s decision to involve the United Nations Security Council in implementing Trump’s 20 point peace plan has struck a brick wall with Russia filing its own draft resolution to that proposed by Trump. Russia has explained its reasons: “The rationale behind Russia’s draft resolution on Gaza is to enable the Security Council to define […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/trump-putin-locate-state-of-palestine-east-of-jordan-river/feed/ 0 174292 No Palestinian state, Netanyahu says, as Gaza demilitarisation takes centre stage https://www.jwire.com.au/no-palestinian-state-netanyahu-says-as-gaza-demilitarisation-takes-centre-stage/ https://www.jwire.com.au/no-palestinian-state-netanyahu-says-as-gaza-demilitarisation-takes-centre-stage/#comments Sun, 16 Nov 2025 20:57:22 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=174290 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sharply rejected renewed international discussion of Palestinian statehood. He used the opening of Israel’s weekly cabinet meeting to insist that his government’s long-standing opposition remains unchanged and to push back against criticism from within his own coalition. “Our opposition to a Palestinian state in any territory has not changed,” Netanyahu […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/no-palestinian-state-netanyahu-says-as-gaza-demilitarisation-takes-centre-stage/feed/ 1 174290 Crunch time for Trump on Judea and Samaria (West Bank) https://www.jwire.com.au/crunch-time-for-trump-on-judea-and-samaria-west-bank/ https://www.jwire.com.au/crunch-time-for-trump-on-judea-and-samaria-west-bank/#respond Mon, 10 Nov 2025 01:18:03 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=174055 President Trump’s long-overdue decision – promised in March – on the future of Judea and Samaria (West Bank) – could be revealed during his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) at the White House on 18 November. MBS seems insistent that he will not agree to Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords unless there is a […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/crunch-time-for-trump-on-judea-and-samaria-west-bank/feed/ 0 174055 Israel paves way for Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-paves-way-for-hashemite-kingdom-of-palestine-solution/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-paves-way-for-hashemite-kingdom-of-palestine-solution/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2025 05:41:32 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=171432 The Declaration by Israel’s Parliament on 23 July (Knesset Declaration) hammers the last nails into the coffin containing proposals to create a new state between Israel and Jordan (two-state solution) – whilst breathing new life into the 2022 Saudi-based Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (HKOPS) –authored by an advisor to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-paves-way-for-hashemite-kingdom-of-palestine-solution/feed/ 2 171432 Trump buries UN & EU calls for new state between Israel and Jordan https://www.jwire.com.au/trump-buries-un-eu-calls-for-new-state-between-israel-and-jordan/ https://www.jwire.com.au/trump-buries-un-eu-calls-for-new-state-between-israel-and-jordan/#respond Mon, 24 Mar 2025 04:46:25 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=167533 President Trump has buried the creation of a Palestinian Arab State between Israel and Jordan (two-state solution) at meetings of: The G7 Foreign Ministers on 14 March and The United Nations (UN) Security Council on 21 March. The European Union (EU) and UN have been unsuccessfully championing the two-state solution for decades. However – the […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/trump-buries-un-eu-calls-for-new-state-between-israel-and-jordan/feed/ 0 167533 Unrest grips Jordan as Hamas leader’s words ignite protests https://www.jwire.com.au/unrest-grips-jordan-as-hamas-leaders-words-ignite-protests/ https://www.jwire.com.au/unrest-grips-jordan-as-hamas-leaders-words-ignite-protests/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2024 03:45:13 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=157315 Tensions between Hamas and Jordan have soared in recent days, with officials in Amman suggesting that the Jordanian citizenship of the terror group’s leaders be revoked. Raising Amman’s ire was an incendiary speech by Hamas leader Khaled Masha’al. Speaking in Amman on March 27, Masha’al called on Jordanians to “mix Arab blood with Palestinian blood.” […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/unrest-grips-jordan-as-hamas-leaders-words-ignite-protests/feed/ 2 157315 Arab-Islamic Committee & UN ignore HKOPS path to peace https://www.jwire.com.au/arab-islamic-committee-un-ignore-hkops-path-to-peace/ https://www.jwire.com.au/arab-islamic-committee-un-ignore-hkops-path-to-peace/#respond Mon, 04 Dec 2023 02:13:10 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=153491 The Ministerial Committee appointed at the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit on 11 November missed a golden opportunity to advance an end to the Jewish-Arab conflict when they met with United Nations Secretary-General – Mr. António Guterres – on 29 November.   Members of this Committee comprised: Summit Chairman – His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/arab-islamic-committee-un-ignore-hkops-path-to-peace/feed/ 0 153491 Bibi & MBS flag their talks could include implementing HKOPS https://www.jwire.com.au/bibi-mbs-flag-their-talks-could-include-implementing-hkops/ https://www.jwire.com.au/bibi-mbs-flag-their-talks-could-include-implementing-hkops/#respond Sun, 24 Sep 2023 00:28:44 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=150962 Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) and Israel’s Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu have given their clearest indication to date that current talks between them to normalise relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel could include their reaching agreement on the terms to successfully implement the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (HKOPS). Jordan, […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/bibi-mbs-flag-their-talks-could-include-implementing-hkops/feed/ 0 150962 Israel poised to become key transport hub but will strain ties with China https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-poised-to-become-key-transport-hub-but-will-strain-ties-with-china/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-poised-to-become-key-transport-hub-but-will-strain-ties-with-china/#respond Sun, 10 Sep 2023 20:13:13 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=150689 World leaders attending the G20 summit in New Delhi announced plans to create a transportation corridor between India and Europe via the Middle East. While the initiative would make Israel — particularly Haifa’s port — a key hub for delivering goods, it would also strain Israel’s ties with China, an analyst said. “As — as […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-poised-to-become-key-transport-hub-but-will-strain-ties-with-china/feed/ 0 150689 Conditional Friendships https://www.jwire.com.au/conditional-friendships/ https://www.jwire.com.au/conditional-friendships/#comments Thu, 31 Aug 2023 22:34:31 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=150462 One can always discern when a potential friendship is really a conditional one. The clue is when the word ‘IF’ is always attached to some kind of substantial condition. Currently, there is fevered speculation swirling around the possibility of Saudi Arabia coming in from the cold and openly acknowledging something that has been clearly evident […]

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