Jordanians, Palestinian Authority Taking New Steps to Expand Influence on Temple Mount

They are creating a new fund for Koranic studies on the Temple Mount to strengthen Islamic ties to the Jewish holy site.

TikTok Banned in Jordan

Videos from violent demonstrations and last week’s strike by truck drivers protesting high fuel prices have been flooding TikTok in Jordan.

King Abdullah of Jordan Promises to Act Against Violent Rioters

Jordan's Ministry of the Interior announced the arrest of 44 demonstrators today.

Jordanian Policeman Killed in Protest Riots as Truckers’ Strike Enters 12th Day

Police have tightened security around the palace in Amman, where the protesters would naturally try to go.

Israelis Cancel their Netflix Service over Antisemitic Arab Film

The Anne Frank cultural reference is so obvious, one expects Dutch wooden clogs to fall from the ceiling.

Jordan’s Radicalized Tribal Leaders Backing Hamas

Extremist views are growing below the surface in Jordan’s tribal establishment. Discourse centers around the desire to “liberate Palestine,” renew relations with Hamas and generally support radical Islam.

Former Jordanian Ambassador: Iran Saturating my Country with Drugs, Creating a Militia

"Jordan wants to distance itself from Iran’s negative influence."

Israel, Jordan and UAE Sign Solar to Water Energy-Sharing Agreement

Israel will provide Jordan with desalinated water in exchange for solar electricity produced in Jordan in a plant built by the UAE.

Veering Further Left, Lapid Bans Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount

“The status quo will not be broken,” he concluded resolutely.

As Israel Starts 24/7 Passage at Jordan Border Crossing, US Objects to Jewish Communities

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides said, “We do not support settlement growth. I made that position quite clear to the government."

Jews Harassed at Border by Jordanian Security, Again

There have been “numerous complaints of harassment, attempted confiscations by Jordanian officials" of basic Jewish religious items such as tefillin and prayer shawls.

Wiesenthal Center Urges Jordan to Uphold Rights and Dignity of Jewish Travelers

The group asks King Abdullah to end harassment at border for packing prayer shawls and phylacteries

Both Jordan and the PA Unhappy over Israel Opening Ramon Airport to PA Arabs

Jordan is losing revenue from PA Arabs flying out of it, the Palestinian Authority is losing the normalization war against Israel.

Jordanian Athlete Refuses to Compete Against Israeli Peer

Maysir Al-Dahamsheh, a member of the Jordanian women’s junior taekwondo team, made the move after reaching the finals of the World Taekwondo Cadet Championships.

Government to Accelerate Joint Israeli-Jordanian Employment and Industrial Park

Final details of the project were worked out last week during Lapid’s visit with King Abdullah II in Amman, PM Lapid said.

Haredi Jews Denied Entry to Jordan

Tuesday’s incident was not the first time the Jordanians have allegedly refused entry to visitors clearly identifiable as Jews by their dress or ritual objects.

10 Dead, 251 Injured in Toxic Gas Leak at Jordanian Port of Aqaba

The leak occurred after a tank filled with the gas fell during its transportation in the port.

Jordan & Saudi Arabia Cozy Up as MBS Continues Regional Tour

The regional tour by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince comes just a few weeks ahead of a visit to the region by President Joe Biden, intent on reviving the so-called "two state solution."

MK Ben Gvir, Not PM Bennett, Ascends Temple Mount on Jerusalem Liberation Day

Late Prime Minister and former commander of the Lehi underground Yitzhak Shamir’s favorite saying was, “The dogs bark, and the caravan moves on.”

Jordanian King Puts Half-Brother Under House Arrest, Again

King Abdullah II stated that he approved measures such as restricting Prince Hamzah’s communications and movements because of his “erratic behavior and aspirations.”

Jordan to MK Abbas: New Control Agreement for Temple Mount Must Be Condition for...

Jordan is interested in the continued survival of the Bennett-Lapid government, with the understanding that a new status quo agreement regarding Jordan’s augmented control of the Temple Mount can be extracted from it.

US Rep. Steube Proposes Bill Holding Jordan Accountable for Refusal to Extradite Terrorist

The Roths are calling upon lawmakers from both sides of Congress to support Rep. Steube’s proposed legislation.

Jordan Bars 7 Israelis for Carrying Tefillin

"The Jordanian authorities state that for security reasons they are asking religious Israelis not to emphasize religious symbols such as tallit, kippah, etc.”

PM Bennett Denies Reports Israel Agreed to Waqf Demands on Temple Mount

Six Hamas-backed Waqf guards were removed from the Temple Mount, and 12 new Waqf positions were manned, “all within the existing standards, without any increase,” the Prime Minister’s Office stated.

Bennett: Israel Rejects Foreign (Jordanian) Interference on Temple Mount

“All decisions regarding the Temple Mount and Jerusalem will be made by the Government of Israel, which is the sovereign of the city."

Police Seize 20 Guns Smuggled from Jordan, Arrest 2 Smugglers

The suspects, Palestinian Authority residents of Bethlehem in their 30s, were brought before the Magistrate’s Court in Be’er Sheva on Monday.

Jordanian Caught Entering Israel While Cross-Dressing as His Wife

The man was transferred for further treatment by security officials and was returned to Jordan after an interrogation.

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