In Jordan’s pick for the Oscars, a contradictory message about ethnonationalism
‘All That’s Left of You’ is a touching portrayal of a Palestinian family, but ends on a problematic note
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Fast Forward Trump says he is pressing leaders of Arab nations to take in Gaza Palestinians
Trump said he had already pressed Jordan to accept Gazans and would do the same with Egypt
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Oct. 7: One Year Later — Teen Voices Jews and Muslims need to embrace commonalities over differences
Traveling to Jordan during a time of heightened tension, a Pakistani-American Muslim teenager gained a deeper understanding of both antisemitism and Islamophobia
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Opinion After three Israelis were killed, a border crisis with Jordan is another nightmare scenario for Israel
Israel can't afford another military conflict on one of its borders — but it might not have a choice
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Opinion Jordan has a public antisemitism problem. Why isn’t the U.S. holding them accountable?
It is wise that the U.S. and Israel are pursuing deeper relations with Jordan. But it is unacceptable to let the Kingdom’s tolerance for public antisemitism go unchallenged in the process. King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein was the first Mideast leader to be received as a visitor to the Biden White House, and Amman was…
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Fast Forward West Bank annexation would lead to ‘massive conflict’ with Jordan, king says
(JTA) — King Abdullah of Jordan said that “if Israel really annexed the West Bank in July, it would lead to a massive conflict” with his country. Abdullah in an interview published Friday in the German Der Spiegel weekly magazine was responding to a question on what would happen should Israel “take advantage of the…
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Fast Forward Jordan Decides Not To Renew Parts Of 1994 Peace Treaty With Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Jordan’s King Abdullah told Israel he has decided to not renew parts of their 1994 peace treaty. Abdullah said Sunday he would not renew two of the treaty’s annexes, that allowed Israel to lease two border areas from the Jordanians. Israel’s 25-year lease on the areas – Baqura and Ghamr – is…
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Community In The Jordan Valley, Israelis Harass And Threaten Bedouin Shepherds
After years of reading, writing and arguing about the place, I finally visited Israel and Palestine for the first time back in February, under the auspices of Achvat Amim, a five-month-long educational and volunteer program founded upon the principle that every person has a right to self-determination in the place that he or she calls…
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