Since its establishment, the Kingdom of Jordan has suffered from a split personality between two identities, the Jordanian and the Palestinian, that are intertwined like a pair of Siamese twins who hate one another, but cannot part from each other. The source of the problem is the fact that most of the citizens of the Hashemite Jordanian monarchy define themselves as "Palestinians", but their state is "Jordanian". So how should they relate to it - as their country or as a foreign interloper?
The Jordinian state news agency Petra says His Majesty King Abdullah II told a delegation of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations CPMAJO on Tuesday that Israel's unilateral policies, including measures to change the identity of Jerusalem and threaten its holy sites, constitute a major obstacle to resumption of peace efforts. The […]
Jordan has recently witnessed weekly demonstrations calling for far-reaching reforms and an end to financial corruption. King Abdullah did not take the protests seriously at first, but is now desperate to restore calm and order; going as far as ordering the arrest of some of his most trusted officials.
Trip is Jordan is Mashaal's first since being expelled in 1999.
Netanyahu blames Palestinians for failure of recent negotiations in Amman, Jordan.
By Sam Ser
Even before the meeting on Wednesday, PA and Israeli officials declared the talks fruitless, with each side trying to portray the other as the recalcitrant one.
The Palestinians are reportedly seeking the deportation of Marwan Barghouti and Ahmed Sa'adat.
King Abdullah reportedly hinted at such measures to get Abbas to talks in Amman.
The Jordanian Foreign Ministry has rejected the New Year’s wishes of Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin, sending the letter back because it called Jerusalem the capital of the State of Israel.
Jordan's Speaker of Parliament blasts Rivlin's New Years greeting as racist.
Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan has commissioned a jeweler in Calcutta, India to make shoes for her out of gold.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen met with Jordan's King on his recent trip to Washington.
Approximately 5,000 people have been killed in Syrian government crackdown.
Recent talks have been "good" and "tough".
Third meeting in Amman yields agreement to meet again.
Jordanian action taken at the request of PA leadership.
Second meeting in a week yields no progress.