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Are Jordan's calls for peace genuine or manipulation?

Opinion: Jordanian FM Ayman Safadi urges peace with Israel through two-state solution, referencing 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, which includes right of return for Palestinians; however, this demand seen as threat to Israel's existence as Jewish state

Ben-Dror Yemini | 10.05.24

Looking east: The importance of Jordan to Israel’s security

Across Israel’s longest border, danger is mounting constantly; while King Abdullah’s reign is stable and a quiet border is in both sides’ interest — can the Hashemite regime deliver the goods?

Amir Avivi | 09.27.24

Jordan refuses to supply Israel with tomatoes

Global shortages and increased demand keep prices high; Jordan miffed after Israel warns in spring that its produce could be contaminated with cholera

Navit Zomer | 09.24.24

Barriers and drones: This is how the IDF plans to secure breached Jordanian border

Iran bolsters efforts to expand its Middle East operations by proliferating weapons through terrorist affiliates and smuggling explosives into the West Bank through Jordan

Yoav Zitun | 09.17.24

Gun runners eye Israel's unsecured border with Jordan

Smuggling from neighboring kingdom up since war, with weapons making their way mostly to West Bank, but also inside Israel where they are used by criminal gangs

Ilana Curiel | 09.13.24

בחירות ל פרלמנט ב ירדן מצביעים קלפי ב עמאן

Islamists triumph in Jordan’s election, signal shift wway from Western-aligned policies

Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Islamic Action Front emerges as largest opposition party with 31 out of 138 seats in lower house; Gaza war and Ben-Gvir threats to build synagogue on Temple Mount seen as contributing to Islamist party's rise

Lior Ben Ari | 09.12.24

Netanyahu vows to fortify Jordan barrier, maintaining border of peace

PM pledges to work in cooperation with neighboring country to maintain eastern sector as 'border of peace and security' and to prevent weapons smuggling into West Bank

Itamar Eichner | 09.11.24

Jordanian clan says Allenby crossing attack a 'natural response'

Bedouin clan to which terrorist who murdered 3 Israelis at Jordan-Israel border belonged says it will continue to oppose Israel and support Palestinian cause

Lior Ben Ari | 09.11.24

מסיבת טבע לא חוקית על גבול ירדן בסמוך לקיבוץ שדה אליהו

Dozens of teens throw illegal rave at Israel-Jordan border

Israel police says an undercover patrol spotted a gathering in a field near Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu, right by the Jordanian border; Officers called for backup and identified dozens of minors drinking alcohol and dancing to music

Israel Moskovitz | 09.09.24

Israel urged Jordan to tighten border crossing security, but they did nothing

Analysis: Both sides are working together to prevent terror attacks like the one at the Allenby crossing, but since the start of the Gaza war this cooperation has become 'routine,' with little communication between the sides

Smadar Perry | 09.08.24

Victim of Allenby terrorist supported his son, who survived Nova

Sebastian Podsmeser recalls his father Adrian's dedication in helping him deal with trauma of Hamas massacre, while Yohanan Shchori, a community pillar, and Yuri Birnbaum, a devoted father, are remembered for their kindness and commitment in the wake of the deadly shooting attack at Allenby Bridge Crossing

Elisha Ben Kimon | 09.08.24

Netanyahu promises to build barrier on Jordanian border, hold back Iran

After terror attack on border with Jordan, prime minster says solutions to weapons smuggling from the eastern border will be given in the 2025 budget and stresses Iran would have acquired nuclear weapons without his actions

Itamar Eichner | 09.08.24

Yuri Birnbaum, Yohanan Shchori, Adrian Marcelo Podsmeser victims of terror attack

The three men worked at the cargo depot at the border crossing and were gunned down from close range; PM says that the attack was carried out by a despicable terrorist

Elisha Ben Kimon, Iris Lifshitz-Klieger, Yoav Zitun, Lior Ben Ari | 09.08.24

מפקד פיקוד המרכז, מח"ט הבקעה והעמקים ומפקדים נוספים בהערכת מצב בזירת הפיגוע ונשקו של המחבל

West Bank border crossing to Jordan, Palestinians' gateway to the world

Some 14,000 Palestinians cross the Allenby - King Hussein crossing daily and 250,000 workers rely on the crossing to transfer goods and import raw materials for industry

Lior Ben Ari, Elisha Ben Kimon, Einav Halabi | 09.08.24

3 murdered in shooting attack at Israel-Jordan border crossing; all land crossings closed

Terrorist arrives by truck from Jordan, opens fire, killed by security staff; PM says Israel is surrounded by a murderous ideology led by Iran; all land border crossings to Jordan closed

Elisha Ben Kimon, Yoav Zitun | 09.08.24