Israel-Jordan relations

The southern Israeli city of Eilat and Jordanian city of Aqaba seen on December 18, 2014. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

April 19, 2019, 12:25 am

Jordan toughens border controls, irking Israelis on Passover vacation

Around 200 travelers stuck at crossing into Aqaba after Jordanian authorities demand they locate local minder before they enter

By TOI staff

US President Donald Trump (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talk while walking to the West Wing of the White House for a meeting, on March 25, 2019. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)

April 8, 2019, 2:19 pm

Netanyahu says Trump labeled Revolutionary Guard a terror group at his request

‘Thank you for accepting another important request of mine,’ PM tells US president, who has also recently recognized Israeli sovereignty in Golan Heights

By Michael Bachner

This picture taken on January 31, 2019 shows a view of the SSCV Thialf crane vessel after laying the newly-arrived foundation platform for the Leviathan natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea, about 130 kilometers (81 miles) west of the Israeli coastal city of Haifa. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool/AFP)

March 27, 2019, 3:17 pm

Jordanian lawmakers urge canceling $10 billion natural gas deal with Israel

Objectors reportedly reject working with ‘Zionist enemy;’ Amman says it wants to hear opinion from constitutional court on 2016 agreement for supply from offshore fields

By TOI staff

Jordan's King Abdullah II pictured at the US Capitol in Washington, on March 13, 2019. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)

March 25, 2019, 9:12 pm

Jordan’s king cancels trip to Romania over PM’s embassy move pledge

Viorica Dancila told AIPAC she would move her country’s mission from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, but president, who has final say, strongly opposes step

By AFP

Omar Abu Laila, 18, the suspected terrorist in a fatal attack at Ariel Junction on March 17, 2019 (Facebook)

March 24, 2019, 4:25 pm

Jordanian parliament reads Quran chapter in honor of slain Palestinian terrorist

Lawmakers rise to commemorate Omar Abu Laila, who was killed during attempt to arrest him after he murdered a civilian and a soldier

By Michael Bachner and Agencies

March 20, 2019, 11:55 pm

Amid Temple Mount tensions, Jordan king calls Jerusalem ‘a red line’

Abdullah says kingdom has ‘duty’ to protect religious sites in city following closure of contested Gate of Mercy compound

By TOI staff

Jordanian lawmaker Khalil Atiyeh salutes a Palestinian terrorist during a parliament session in Amman, Jordan, on March 18, 2019. (Screenshot: Twitter)

March 18, 2019, 8:50 pm

Jordanian MP salutes Palestinian terrorist for ‘killing the Jews’

Khalil Atiyeh also calls Israeli ambassador ‘a descendant of monkeys and pigs,’ as parliament urges leadership to expel envoy over Temple Mount tensions

By Michael Bachner and Agencies

A 1930s hydroelectric power station at Naharayim on the Jordan River, January 29, 2019. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

March 13, 2019, 12:42 pm

At bloodied Isle of Peace, some Israelis still hope to bridge divide with Jordan

22 years after Jordanian soldier massacred 7 Israeli schoolgirls, locals believe quiet diplomacy can yet save access to border enclave that turned from symbol of amity to enmity

By Melanie Lidman

Palestinians worshipers gather before Friday noon prayers at the premises of the Golden Gate on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, on February 22, 2019. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)

March 3, 2019, 5:02 pm

Israel bans senior Islamic cleric, colleagues from entering Aqsa Mosque

Move follows a rise in tensions over closure of an entrance to holy compound

By AP and TOI staff

February 24, 2019, 11:47 am

Palestinians celebrate victory after Israel capitulates, again, on Temple Mount

As in the 2017 metal detector controversy, Jordan and the Palestinian factions have made a significant achievement, taking over the Gate of Mercy after 15 years

By Avi Issacharoff

Tourists look at a view of the Dome of the Rock and the Temple Mount from the lookout of the Mount of Olives overlooking the Old city of Jerusalem, on November 28, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

February 19, 2019, 10:39 am

Jordan gives Palestinians larger role in running Temple Mount

Amman expands Muslim Waqf council from 11 members to 18, adding Palestinian political and religious figures to body that administers the Jerusalem site

By TOI staff

The border between Israel and Jordan in the Jordan valley area called Naharayim, or Baqura in Arabic, in northern Israel, October 22, 2018 (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

February 3, 2019, 2:01 pm

Two Jordanians cross into Israel, are arrested by army

Unarmed pair taken for questioning to determine why they crossed border, military says

By TOI staff

A view of Naharayim and the Isle of Peace, Israeli-Jordanian border, January 26, 2019 (Amanda Borschel-Dan)

January 26, 2019, 5:27 pm

Jordan said to bar hundreds of Israelis from disputed ‘Isle of Peace’ on border

Local Israeli official says Jordan is ‘changing facts on the ground’; area is supposed to revert to full Jordanian control in October, but Israel is hoping to reverse this

By TOI staff

The new Ramon Airport during the official opening ceremony, January 21, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

January 21, 2019, 6:54 pm

Jordan protests Israel’s new Ramon airport, claims it could violate airspace

Kingdom says it ‘reserves all options’ in responding to southern airfield located near border, urges international action

By AFP and Ori Lewis

Jordan's minister for media affairs and communications and government spokesperson, Jumana Ghunaimat (R), stepping on the Israeli flag at the entrance to the trade union headquarters in Amman, December 2018. (Screen capture: Jamuna TV)

December 30, 2018, 9:43 am

Israel protests after Jordan minister steps on flag on way to government meeting

PM Razzaz avoids angering Jerusalem, by contrast, by entering trade union HQ in Amman via side entrance, is criticized by local media and activists for ‘supporting Zionist entity’

By Michael Bachner