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Isle of Peace

Israelis visit Naharayim, October 19, 2019 (Courtesy of Naharayim)
November 7, 2019, 11:13 pm
Jordan said to reject extending lease on border lands, but offer compensation
Report says Jordanian FM told Israel’s national security adviser that Naharayim, Tzofor will return to Amman’s control; local official says access to end Sunday
By ToI Staff
Israelis visit Naharayim, October 19, 2019 (Courtesy of Naharayim)
October 19, 2019, 4:13 pm
Last chance? Record Israeli group tours Naharayim, set to be reclaimed by Jordan
Site manager at parcel of land worked by Israeli farmers for decades, including ‘Isle of Peace,’ believes 150-strong convoy of visitors took what may be final opportunity
By ToI Staff
Blue and White leader Benny Gantz speaks near the Jordan Border, October 18, 2019 (Facebook screenshot)
October 19, 2019, 3:55 am
At Jordan border enclave, Gantz calls for improved ties with Arab countries
Blue and White chief holds rally at Naharayim, a parcel of land worked by Israeli farmers for decades and set to be reclaimed by Amman next week
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of the Tzofar area of land between Israel and Jordan. (YouTube)
October 16, 2019, 12:26 pm
Jordan denies it agreed to extend Israeli access to border lands it wants back
Israeli officials say King Abdullah to allow farmers to raise crops for one more season before enclave is returned to Hashemite Kingdom following expiration of lease
By ToI Staff
The Jordanian border crossing into the Island of Peace, January 29, 2019. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
September 13, 2019, 8:18 pm
Minister: Israel has failed to extend lease of ‘Isle of Peace’ on Jordan border
Steinitz says new land will need to be found for farmers who were granted 25-year access under 1994 peace treaty; includes site where 7 Israeli schoolgirls were killed in attack
By ToI Staff
Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi speaks during a joint conference with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit in the Jordanian capital Amman, on January 6, 2018. (AFP Photo/Khalil Mazraawi)
October 23, 2018, 12:41 am
Jordan foreign minister says will not negotiate with Israel over leased land
Ayman Safadi dismisses Netanyahu’s promise to renegotiate after king says he won’t renew annexes to 1994 treaty, insists ‘only question will be how we cancel these leased areas’
By ToI Staff
The Jordan river can be seen in the Jordan valley area called Naharayim, October 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
October 22, 2018, 11:49 pm
Israeli farmers complain loss of Jordan land leases could kill livelihood
Denied access to crops, ‘we will not be able to survive here,’ one Tzofar resident says of Amman’s declared intention not to renew peace deal annex
By AP and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Jordan's King Abdullah II, during the former's surprise visit to Amman on January 16, 2014. (AP/Yousef Allan/Jordanian Royal Palace/File)
October 22, 2018, 12:09 pm
Israeli-Jordanian peace deal is strong – despite Amman’s ingratitude
By refusing to renew peace deal annex allowing the Jewish state to lease 2 parcels of land, King Abdullah is largely attempting to stave off internal political pressure
By Avi Issacharoff
The power plant at the Isle of Peace. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
October 21, 2018, 10:53 pm
Dismantling ‘Isle of Peace,’ Jordan chooses hardliners over Israel ties
King Abdullah’s announcement that he won’t renew clauses in 1994 peace deal that lease border lands to Israel comes amid rising domestic pressure and economic woes
By Raoul Wootliff and Adam Rasgon
A view of the Jordan River, Naharayim, Isle of Peace (Shmuel Bar-Am)
October 21, 2018, 4:49 pm
Jordan says it will cancel clauses in peace treaty leasing border land to Israel
After King Abdullah announces he won’t renew annexes to 1994 deal that expire next year, Netanyahu says he will negotiate with kingdom to keep territory under Israeli control
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Yisrael Ptichi
March 17, 2017, 10:29 am
Yisrael Ptichi
When King Hussein paid a shiva call
He longs for peace 20 years after the murder of his daughter and 6 other girls, as their murderer completes his life sentence
Ahmed Daqamseh on trial in Jordan in 1997. (YouTube screenshot)
October 17, 2016, 9:42 pm
Jordan denies reports killer of 7 Israeli schoolgirls freed
Media had claimed Ahmad Dakamseh was released from prison on Monday, but official insists he will carry out his sentence in full
By AFP and ToI Staff
Supporters and members of the Women Wage Peace organization demonstrate outside the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem on August 26, 2015 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
October 5, 2016, 10:03 am
Hundreds of women march on Jerusalem for peace
Activists stage 2-week cross-country walk to capital where, accompanied by Liberian Nobel laureate, they will demand an end to conflict
By Stuart Winer
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