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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 538

Jordanian parliament

This combination picture shows Jordanian MP Imad al-Adwan, arrested at the Allenby Bridge border crossing, and handguns allegedly seized from him on April 23, 2023 (Jordanian media; courtesy)
November 20, 2024, 5:08 pm
Jordan sentences lawmaker to 10 years in prison for smuggling weapons into West Bank
Imad al-Adwan was arrested by Israel last year with 200 guns found in his car, then handed over to Jordanians for trial
By ToI Staff
A handout picture provided by Jordan's Royal Palace shows King Abdullah II addressing the opening of the 20th ordinary session of the National Assembly in Amman on November 18, 2024. (Chris Setian / Jordanian Royal Palace / AFP)
November 18, 2024, 6:19 pm
Opening new parliament, Jordanian king says Amman ‘working tirelessly’ to end war
Islamist Muslim Brotherhood more than doubles its contingent in new session of parliament to around a fifth of total seats, becoming the largest single group of lawmakers
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Jordan's parliament displays a map of modern day Jordan, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza painted with the Jordanian and Palestinian flags, in Amman, March 23, 2022. (Video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 22, 2023, 4:25 pm
Amman’s parliament displays Israel with Palestine-Jordan flag, calls to expel envoy
Hitting back at Smotrich’s use of map of ‘Greater Israel’ that includes Jordan, lawmakers show Israel under Jordanian-Palestinian rule; Foreign Ministry working to ease tensions
By ToI Staff
Jordanian parliament members are separated during an altercation in the parliament in the capital Amman on December 28, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
December 29, 2021, 5:43 am
Gender equality debate leads to brawl in Jordan parliament
Row erupts during debate on an amendment adding the female noun for a Jordanian citizen to a chapter in the constitution guaranteeing equal rights of all citizens
By AFP
Supporters of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood take part in a protest in the village of Sweimeh, near the Jordanian border with the West Bank, on May 21, 2021 (Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP)
May 22, 2021, 2:22 am
Jordanians rally to celebrate ‘victory of the resistance’ against Israel
Thousands in country at peace with Jewish state gather at border, chant ‘Death to Israel’ and ‘Let’s trade the olive branch for the gun’
By Agencies
Illustrative: The Jordanian Parliament. (Jordan Parliament official)
January 19, 2020, 3:36 pm
Jordanian parliament demands ban on gas imports from Israel
Majority of MPs back motion, weeks after gas begins flowing from Jewish state as part of $10 billion deal; unclear if government will approve resolution
By AFP
Mansour Saif al-Din Mourad, a member of the Jordanian House of Representatives, speaking to the Jordanian A One TV station on December 9. 2019. (Screenshot: MEMRI)
December 20, 2019, 4:50 pm
Jordanian MP brags about carrying out terror attack against El Al office in 1969
Mansour Saif al-Din Mourad, a member of Jordan’s House of Representatives, claims that he was inspired to perpetrate attack by ex-Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser
By ToI Staff
Israeli security forces walk past the Dome of the Rock shrine, as they arrive at the Temple Mount compound in the Old City of Jerusalem on August 11, 2019, after clashes broke out during the overlapping Jewish and Muslim holidays of Eid al-Adha and Tisha B'Av. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
August 19, 2019, 10:10 pm
Jordan lawmakers call to ‘review’ peace with Israel over Temple Mount violence
In nonbinding ‘recommendations,’ MPs also urge ‘expelling the ambassador of the Zionist entity’ and recalling Jordan’s envoy to the Jewish state
By ToI Staff
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 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
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
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
Jordanian lawmaker Huda Etoom tells parliament of late mother's desire to be a suicide bomber among 'Zionist Jews,' July 17, 2018 (Screenshot via MEMRI)
July 21, 2018, 5:16 am
Jordanian MP praises late mother’s wish to blow herself up among ‘Zionist Jews’
Huda Etoom says the Palestinian cause ‘is a priority on which we must not compromise’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: The Jordanian Parliament. (Jordan Parliament official)
December 10, 2017, 8:29 pm
Amid Jerusalem anger, Jordan MPs vote to review peace deal with Israel
The measure is unlikely to lead to concrete changes as the king is in charge of the country’s foreign affairs
By Dov Lieber
Illustrative: Israeli police and aid workers search the scene of a suicide bomb attack in a bus on September 19, 2002 in Tel Aviv. (Rahanan Cohen/Israel Defense Forces/Getty Images via JTA/File)
November 15, 2017, 11:20 pm
Firebrand Jordan MP backs suicide bombings in Israel
Yahya Al-Saud urges end to Israel-Egypt peace accord; says women need ‘boundaries,’ and kingdom’s democracy is ‘lame’
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Women activists in front of Jordan's parliament in Amman call on legislators to repeal a provision that allows a rapist to escape punishment if he marries his victim. (AP Photo/Reem Saad)
August 2, 2017, 8:00 am
Jordan activists celebrate repeal of ‘marry the rapist’ law
While revocation of legislation hailed as a victory for women, rights groups say more must be done to protect them from violence
By ALICE SU
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