The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/walid-obeidat/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Walid Obeidat | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/walid-obeidat/ 32 32 New Jordanian ambassador heads to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-jordanian-ambassador-heads-to-israel/ Mon, 08 Oct 2018 11:20:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1937927 Ghassan Majali, who previously served as the Hashemite Kingdom's envoy to Spain, slated to arrive in Tel Aviv on Monday, official Jordan source says

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]]> New Jordanian ambassador to arrive in Israel within days https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-jordanian-ambassador-to-arrive-in-israel-within-days/ Thu, 20 Sep 2018 20:13:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1928414 Jordan earlier this week announced the appointment of Ghassan Majali, who previously served as envoy to Spain

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]]> Jordan submits candidate for next ambassador to Israel to fill vacant post https://www.timesofisrael.com/jordan-submits-candidate-for-next-ambassador-to-israel-to-fill-vacant-post/ Wed, 22 Aug 2018 17:30:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1913015 Amman waiting for Jerusalem's approval to appoint diplomat Ghassan Majali to serve as next envoy, has yet to receive a response, source says

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]]> Egypt ready to pressure Palestinians on peace process, envoy says https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-ready-to-pressure-palestinians-on-peace-process-envoy-says/ Thu, 16 Jun 2016 11:50:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1410914 In first public remarks, Ambassador Hazem Khairat also warns 'continuation of occupation' causes terror; calls for closing Israel's nuclear facilities

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]]> Jordanian papers carry Israeli call to stop praising terror https://www.timesofisrael.com/jordanian-papers-carry-israeli-call-to-stop-praising-terror/ Thu, 25 Jun 2015 14:40:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1204194 After op-ed hails 'heroic' anti-Israel violence, official Israeli request to refrain from printing 'barbaric' articles wins rare resonance

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]]> Jordan envoy: Status quo between Israel, Palestinians ‘untenable’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/jordan-envoy-status-quo-between-israel-palestinians-untenable/ Tue, 16 Jun 2015 20:26:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1199733 Walid Obeidat says Arab Peace Initiative could be 'win for all'; President Rivlin praises Hashemite Kingdom as 'shining light of tolerance and harmony'

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]]> Jordan reinstating envoy after recall over Temple Mount tensions https://www.timesofisrael.com/jordan-reinstating-envoy-after-recall-over-temple-mount-tensions/ Mon, 02 Feb 2015 14:14:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1131807 Three months after spat over status of holy site, Ambassador Obeidat slated for return to Israel; Netanyahu welcomes 'important step'

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]]> Jordanian envoy says peace treaty imperiled by settlements https://www.timesofisrael.com/jordanian-envoy-says-peace-treaty-imperiled-by-settlements/ Sun, 26 Oct 2014 22:29:17 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1082232 Marking 20 years since historic signing, Walid Obeidat says West Bank expansion and attempts to change status quo on Temple Mount could risk peace

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]]> Lapid warns new settlement plans will ‘harm Israel’s standing in the world’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/lapid-settlement-building-will-harm-israels-standing-in-the-world/ Sun, 26 Oct 2014 20:59:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1082278 Centrist, left-wing MKs protest PM's reported plan for 2,000 homes and other major construction in West Bank; Jordan envoy says building will 'imperil' peace treaty

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]]> Jordan’s emboldened Islamist MPs challenge alliance with Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/jordans-emboldened-islamist-mps-challenge-alliance-with-israel/ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:22:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=474994 Increasingly 'disobedient' parliamentarians defy King Abdullah by stepping up hostility to Jewish state

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]]> A tricky tale of two ambassadors https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-tricky-tale-of-two-ambassadors-and-the-dilemmas-of-the-regimes-that-sent-them-jordan-egypt-israel/ Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:13:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=255184 This week's dramas in Egypt and Jordan over the dispatch of new envoys to Israel reflect critical dilemmas for the troubled regimes that sent them

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]]> Jordanian tribe mourns appointment of clansman as ambassador to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/jordanian-tribe-mourns-ambassador-appointment-to-israel/ Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:18:17 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=254540 The Obeidat clan sets October 17 as an annual day of mourning as Walid Obeidat assumes post

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]]> New Egyptian ambassador brings Israel ‘message of peace’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-egyptian-ambassador-brings-israel-a-message-of-peace/ Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:31:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=252354 'We are really working for mutual trust and transparency,' Atef Salem tells Peres in Jerusalem, bring letter from Morsi to his 'great and good friend'; Jordanian envoy also presents credentials

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]]> Jordan’s new ambassador to Israel warned by his tribe not to take the job https://www.timesofisrael.com/jordans-new-ambassador-to-israel-falls-victim-to-regime-tribe-clash/ Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:00:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=239144 The ultimatum given to Walid Obeidat says as much about loyalty to the king as it does about relations with Israel, expert says

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]]> New Jordanian ambassador to Israel disowned by clan http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4287315,00.html Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:15:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=238804 Ynet: Obeidat tribe says by taking post, Walid Khalid Obeidat crossed 'all red lines'

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