Jordan

Voluntary land swaps could be key to Mideast stability - opinion

A confluence of circumstances has presented an opportunity for a voluntary border realignment.

 THE JORDAN River Crossing or Sheikh Hussein Bridge is one of three international crossings between Jordan and Israel. October 7 and the fall of Syria led to an inevitable conclusion: The Jordan River may not be a defensible border for Israel, states the writer.
 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, on Jerusalem Day, May 26, 2025

Ben-Gvir bucks status-quo, announces prayer permitted on Temple Mount

 Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi speaks during a press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Stephane Sejourne, following a meeting discussing the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Cairo, March 30, 2024.

Jordan's Safadi in Syria, as Amman, Damascus agree on cooperation roadmap

Protesters hold up pictures of Jordanian King Abdullah and pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh with national flags

Jordanian textbooks bash peace, propagate antisemitism, study finds


Gov't approves NGO's plan to secure Jordan border including reinforcing fence, IDF presence

The National Missions Ministry, led by Orit Strock, allocated a budget of 80 million shekels for the first year of implementing HaShomer HaChadash's five-year plan.

 HaShomer HaChadash

Sudanese migrant worker crosses into Israel via Jordan, detained by security forces

The IDF investigation into the incident found that the individual was a Sudanese citizen who worked in Israel in the past, but was deported from the country.

 Arrest of the migrant worker near Kibbutz Shaar Hagolan on Saturday, May 17, 2025.

Jordan BDS coordinator arrested by authorities, taken to undisclosed location 

Khader's May 6 arrest comes amid a national crackdown on BDS activists and on those who support Gaza.

 Protesters carry a banner with the acronym BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) during the International Women's Day demonstration held in Madrid on March 8, 2025.

Main thing stopping Gaza emigration is host countries, Netanyahu says

"We are destroying more and more homes, they have nowhere to return to. The only inevitable outcome will be the desire of Gazans to emigrate outside of the Gaza Strip," Netanyahu stated.

 Palestinians gather to receive aid, including food supplies provided by World Food Program (WFP) in Gaza. August 24, 2024.

Royal Jordanian resumes direct flights to Aleppo after 14-year pause

The return to Aleppo comes on the heels of Royal Jordanian’s earlier resumption of flights to Damascus in January, which have since expanded to 11 weekly departures.

Planes that belong to the Royal Jordanian Airlines and other companies are parked at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan February 23, 2020.

Jordanian authorities evacuate 1,800 tourists from Petra due to flash floods

The flooding in Petra occurred suddenly, catching tourists at prominent sites such as the Treasury, one of the site's iconic tombs.

 Petra.

Jordan outlaws Muslim Brotherhood, seizes assets over sabotage plot

Muslim Brotherhood members have led some of the largest protests in the region in support of their ideological allies, Hamas.

 Jordanian police stand outside the Islamic Action Front office in Amman, Jordan April 23, 2025.

Hamas calls on Jordan to release Muslim Brotherhood cell involved in producing rockets

The terror group claimed that the arrested operatives were ‘inspired by Al-Aqsa’ and had no intentions to harm Jordan’s national security.

 People attend a protest in support of Palestinians in Amman, Jordan, December 13, 2024

IDF held back Iranian axis from flooding terror groups in the West Bank with weapons, cmdr. says

The IDF has successfully held back the Iranian axis from smuggling weapons across the Israel-Jordan border into the West Bank.

Palestinian security personnel and mourners seen in the West Bank city of Nablus, December 27, 2024

Inscription of Pharaoh Ramses III discovered in southern Jordan

Archaeologists in southern Jordan have uncovered a rare royal inscription bearing the seal of Pharaoh Ramses III, dating back over 3,000 years.

 Tomb of Egyptian general linked to Ramses III found at Tell el-Maschuta.

Israeli, Palestinian youths suspected of pledging allegiance to ISIS, planning terror attack

Despite the terror attack ultimately failing, the Israeli defendant remained active in ISIS and jihadist social media groups, and publicly expressed a desire to carry out terrorist acts.

A shirt bearing ISIS insignia, found on a terrorist who attempted to carry out a terror attack in Qalandiya, the West Bank, December 7, 2024.